Anybody use gluvit?

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Jay H

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Finally got the transom squared away on our 1970 steury projectand am going to paint the hull, i was thinking of coating the hull in Gluvit, has anybody had expierance with it? Is it worth it?
 
Jay,

I have used gluvit on the bottom of my drift pram and wish I wouldn't have. It held up great for a couple of years but on the bottom where the boat flexes it has started to crack and is peeling badly. With that said I have not exactly treated the boat gently so I think I should have expeced some detiration. I have drug the boat over rocks, gaurd rails, crashed it into a bridge while it was still on the trailer (don't ask), bounced it off logs, lent it to idiot friends... Your mileage may vary.

When I take the time to grind it all off I believe I will be using this product
http://www.eclecticproducts.com/ci_faqs.htm

My best,

Don Shearer
 
beware ye of gluvit

my dad and i put it on our drift boat back about 20-30 years ago. The bottom was so slick that we nearly lost the boat we put on the beach as i was landing a steelhead on the shore of a river island

Good thing i saw the boat leaving town, because we'd still be out there otherwise.

It was expensive, but it made that boat so much easier to roll over river rock. Just always deploy your anchor if you beach your boat...
 
I've used it on driftboats several times over the years. My experience has been good.
It creates a tough coating between the boat and anything you hit.
I have it on the bottom of my aquapod I use duck hunting.
I believe it is a must for wooden drift boats that will run small water.
Make sure you have somewhere heated or, wait until summer to apply(the same as painting and glassing). You want to apply under ideal conditions. Especially, pick a time and place when humidity is low.
 
I put glovit on the bottom of my boat. It's 15ft Garvey. I used it because of how well it works on drift boats for sliding over rocks. I have hit some rocks here and there and actually gave it a good inspection a couple of weeks ago and it it is holding up well. The other option I was looking at was Coatit I heard that it is more brittle that Gluvit so it can take the flexing of the hull better.
 
I put glovit on the bottom of my boat. It's 15ft Garvey. I used it because of how well it works on drift boats for sliding over rocks. I have hit some rocks here and there and actually gave it a good inspection a couple of weeks ago and it it is holding up well. The other option I was looking at was Coatit I heard that it is more brittle that Gluvit so it can take the flexing of the hull better.
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I've used coatit....once. Nuff said.
 
I have put Gluvit on three of my layout boats, and I am glad that I did. It provides a nice shell for the glass and definitely has protected the hulls from the rigors of yanking up over the gunwales. It does get brittle over time, but if you take care of your boats every year, the touch up is easy. I have been very pleased over the years.

Best,
Steve
 
I used it on a 14ft Starcraft a few years ago to seal rivets and seams. Worked great and is still lasting. I did get hung up on the end of a submerged stump and in my efforts to get dislodged I scraped off a spot a small spot of the gluvit. Be sure and prep the bottom real good before applying.
 
gluvit is not worth it. cracks and gobs up. total hassle and alot of work to get off and redo when the time comes. Try a harder copalmar (line bedliner stuff) but test it first. If it's soft after setting up you'll hate it. There is a difference between the companies.
 
I think Noah used Gluvit on the ark. I am 65 have been in the boat business all my working years. Gluvit was the first epoxy concoction of its kind I ever saw. Good in its day, but unless they have changed their formulation over the years, there are a lot more up to date and user friendly materials available today. Rich
 
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