Ed,
wetlander.com
Thanks for the link. We have talked about this product last year. I've research most of them out there and have used Gator Glide and Frog Spit bottom coats with not so great results. Wetlander may be the exception. My situation is maybe 10 years ago when I was 60 I could have gotten the boat off the trailer, flipped the boat and back on the trailer by myself. I'm still in that situation now 10 years older and thinking about rolling an 800lb boat by myself I'm afraid isn't in the cards. That's why I'm hoping there's a product out there that has a thick enough viscosity that I can apply it without it dripping on the ground while it cures.Ed,
Perhaps this will help.
RM
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The rivets are on the inside of the casting deck bulkhead which means the the rivet passes through the hull and bulkhead flange. I may have to do it that way and use something like gflex. That's a lot of foam to dig out.
5200 would work. I've used it a lot in the past. The part about about peeling on sandbars and such makes me wonder if JB weld would hold up better.
I was thinking of JB Weld too. I believe 5200 would also do the trick. Whatever you use, I'd try to force as much as possible under the rivet head for the best seal.
Got a new outboard motor 2 years ago. Got a newer trailer the year before that. Is it to soon to ask for a new boat?
Nope.
NEVER!
Damn, beat me to it. Or, you can buy first and ask permission later. I have been punished many times for such behavior. I lick my wounds while enjoying the spoils of my deed.
Lol. I appreciate all the encouragement. I neglected to say that we just paid off the travel trailer this month. I'm not sure replacing the payment with a new boat is in my best interest! I think I'll give it some time before bringing it up.
That's the wise choice. The girls are good sports when they tolerate our expensive hobbies, not a good idea to push it too far.
Thats the only choice! As soon as i pay something off, i just find the next payment to replace what I was just spending lol. Although, getting ready to do a major remodel, and paid off quite a few toys last year to afford this major loan im about to swallow. Real close to paying off the truck and then I have to get the remodel paid off before more toys come unfortunately. Wouldnt mind upgrading the bass boat and adding a side by side to the toy list but momma says her home comes first. SIGH! I guess I reside in it every once in awhile too. Im kind of one of those souls that gets there to sleep and try to be away from it as much as possible. Shes the home body and likes the comfort of everything. She missed her calling in life to be an interior designer too. My homes always look like something out of a magazine now, and it really is comfortable. When we met, my house, at the time, was bare walls and mono tone. Thats her comfort though and if it makes her happy, I just let her spend my money. But she even gets as wild as scents. I thought she was nuts when she made me install an hvac diffuser in the attic.... now I love the damn thing and when I walk into the house it smells of whatever clever thing scent she came up with to match the season.
