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Epoxy/resin boat bottom
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MMT Pro Member
Joined: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:59 pm Posts: 292 
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 Epoxy/resin boat bottomI have a cheap 1436 I'm redoing now that season I over an not looking to put too much into. Can I use regular epoxy/resin to coat the bottom with to give it a little more durability and seal some pinholes? Will it be less friction than bare aluminum?
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| Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:22 pm |
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MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:46 pm Posts: 2342 Location: Mandeville, LA
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Re: Epoxy/resin boat bottom It will crack all to shit as the bottom flexes
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| Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:33 pm |
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MMT Super Elite Member  Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:20 pm Posts: 11166 Location: Cecilia, LA
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Re: Epoxy/resin boat bottom _________________ Formerly:1648 Homemade Cypress Crawfish Skiff GTR23 Performance Cam and Heads; 17x46 Gator Tail with 35GTR and Hoyt's cam;s Currently: 17x48 Gator Tail with XD40 EFI. “Wisdom is not just expertise. It is knowing how much of various areas of expertise you need to know in order to make the decisions that the world needs and that you want to do,” Columbia University President Lee Bollinger. |
| Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:01 pm |
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Re: Epoxy/resin boat bottom |
| Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:17 pm |
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Re: Epoxy/resin boat bottom Maybe I Gould ask this question: is there a cheap accessible (hardware store) product to coat the little part of tho hull that is in th water? I don't want to spend 100 dollars on a gallon that I will barely use any of.
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| Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:46 pm |
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MMT Super Elite Member Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:20 pm Posts: 11166 Location: Cecilia, LA
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Re: Epoxy/resin boat bottom They sell it by the quart.
_________________ Formerly:1648 Homemade Cypress Crawfish Skiff GTR23 Performance Cam and Heads; 17x46 Gator Tail with 35GTR and Hoyt's cam;s Currently: 17x48 Gator Tail with XD40 EFI. “Wisdom is not just expertise. It is knowing how much of various areas of expertise you need to know in order to make the decisions that the world needs and that you want to do,” Columbia University President Lee Bollinger. |
| Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:00 pm |
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Joined: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:59 pm Posts: 292
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Re: Epoxy/resin boat bottom Whoops scratch my previous post then^
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| Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:07 pm |
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Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:54 am Posts: 563
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Re: Epoxy/resin boat bottomom werlons waterman,gatorglide are similar products are similar in performance and have good adheasion. If you go with a fill and primer to build up and fair the boot your looking at 300 bucks round about. Steelflex is thicker and cheeper but does not perform as good or last as long.
What are you trying to achieve? None of the products will help with speed in deep water or even mudd. It will help over vegition and stumps and unloading the boat. The water man is so slick I need someone to hook me up on a ramp because it will slide off before I can get to the front of the boat. JD |
| Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:57 pm |
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Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:54 am Posts: 563
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Re: Epoxy/resin boat bottomom werlons waterman,gatorglide are similar products are similar in performance and have good adheasion. If you go with a fill and primer to build up and fair the boot your looking at 300 bucks round about. Steelflex is thicker and cheeper but does not perform as good or last as long.
What are you trying to achieve? None of the products will help with speed in deep water or even mudd. It will help over vegition and stumps and unloading the boat. The water man is so slick I need someone to hook me up on a ramp because it will slide off before I can get to the front of the boat. JD |
| Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:58 pm |
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Joined: Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:41 pm Posts: 485
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Re: Epoxy/resin boat bottom Go to Ipaint.com. Look for the industrial marine epoxy paint. Roll it on with a 3/8 inch nap roller.
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| Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:47 am |
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Re: Epoxy/resin boat bottom Hi! I came accross a very interesting website with more info about epoxy-resin: http://www.nauticexpo.com/boat-manufact ... -1504.html . Hope this is a useful resource for you.
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