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Keep on trucking. Throw a new grate in later

FlintRiverFowler wrote:

Flightstopper wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:

NuffDaddy wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:[quote="NuffDaddy"][quote="FlintRiverFowler"]Just ready to get it finished. Little more time and money than i anticipated. Should be ordering my fiberglass and resin in the next few days

Hahahah

Break
Out
Another
Thousand

With small boats it's more like a hundred.
Oughta call em boahs

Don't know. I put about 2k into mine over a year when I bought it.

Good thing is I don't have to build a blind and it's got a good motor. The last thing I wana be doin is selling and buying outboards again. What a fuckin ordeal owning 4 outboards in less than a year. Only good thing is I'm now an expert on small outboard values.

Nah you need a jet![/quote]
What happens when a stump direct hits my intake grate?[/quote]

You're fucked.

Should have kept reading. Dammit Nuff.

The Duck Hammer wrote:Should have kept reading. Dammit Nuff.

Haha

Time to get this project back rolling again.
Ordered my glass and resin last night. Guy at US Composites was super helpful. Got 6 yds of 50" 1708 biaxial glass and two gallons of marine grade resin. Polyester not epoxy.
All that should be in either Monday or Tuesday.
After I get that finished I found this stuff over at "the other site" for a floor covering. Now I'm still planning on going with a rubberized coating but for the floor and rear seat in going to cover it with this diamond plate EVA floor mat.
I'd say it's a super cheap alternative to hydro turf except it doesn't come in camo. Only black diamond plate. But it's the same material (Eva foam) and at a fraction of the cost. I paid $19 for a 4x8 sheet. You can get it at sears, tractor supply, and for you northerners it's only $14.99 at rural king. I may or may not paint a little camo stencil on there. Idk yet.

Tapashitted the pic

Definitely let us know how you like it.

It is good stuff. Had a buddy put some in his boat and glued it down. It will get waterlogged but drains well. His tore in a couple of places and it was a major pain to rip out, I just laid mine in boat without glue, been two years and no problems. Plus if mine gets soaked I just pull it out and hang it up. It's dry again in 30 minutes.

blockmaker wrote:It is good stuff. Had a buddy put some in his boat and glued it down. It will get waterlogged but drains well. His tore in a couple of places and it was a major pain to rip out, I just laid mine in boat without glue, been two years and no problems. Plus if mine gets soaked I just pull it out and hang it up. It's dry again in 30 minutes.

That kinda sucks that it water logs... Maybe I won't put it in there

But at 40$ to do my entire boat maybe I'll just change it out every season

FlintRiverFowler wrote:But at 40$ to do my entire boat maybe I'll just change it out every season

And in 2 or 3 seasons you'll have spent enough to do it in Hydroturf. Do it right the first time.

Olly wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:But at 40$ to do my entire boat maybe I'll just change it out every season

And in 2 or 3 seasons you'll have spent enough to do it in Hydroturf. Do it right the first time.

Need two sheets. $180+ for hydro turf for the whole boat. Already priced that. And it's only 40 inches wide. F that.
180/40= 4.5....so round that up to 5 seasons.
Worth a shot at this price.

FlintRiverFowler wrote:

Olly wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:But at 40$ to do my entire boat maybe I'll just change it out every season

And in 2 or 3 seasons you'll have spent enough to do it in Hydroturf. Do it right the first time.

Need two sheets. $180+ for hydro turf for the whole boat. Already priced that. And it's only 40 inches wide. F that.
180/40= 4.5....so round that up to 5 seasons.
Worth a shot at this price.

And every time you walk on it you'll be wishing you had the real deal. I won't let you forget either!

Olly wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:

Olly wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:But at 40$ to do my entire boat maybe I'll just change it out every season

And in 2 or 3 seasons you'll have spent enough to do it in Hydroturf. Do it right the first time.

Need two sheets. $180+ for hydro turf for the whole boat. Already priced that. And it's only 40 inches wide. F that.
180/40= 4.5....so round that up to 5 seasons.
Worth a shot at this price.

And every time you walk on it you'll be wishing you had the real deal. I won't let you forget either!

Already threw it in the boat and walked around barefoot on it. Felt real nicey nice on my wallet and my feet.

Hydro turf holds water just the same as that is going to, and both drain

Actually takes a lot to get just soaked. If you forget to pull your plug and it rains, we have all done that, it may take a little while to dry. I hunt with a dog getting in and out along with a decoys and yourself if you timber hunt and I like it. I don't have a covered garage so I will spray it down with a rubber protectant a few times a year, and it seems to help.

blockmaker wrote:Actually takes a lot to get just soaked. If you forget to pull your plug and it rains, we have all done that, it may take a little while to dry. I hunt with a dog getting in and out along with a decoys and yourself if you timber hunt and I like it. I don't have a covered garage so I will spray it down with a rubber protectant a few times a year, and it seems to help.

What kind of rubber protectant? Armor all ? I heard the sun will break this stuff down.
I do have a shed I park mine under though and a canvas roof that snaps on to the boat. So I'm probly good there.

Mine has faded somewhat but cannot tell a real difference in feel or brittleness? I use Lucas oil interior detailed. I think that it's it. Same thing as armor all I'm sure. Only use the Lucas oil because I get it from work.

blockmaker wrote:Mine has faded somewhat but cannot tell a real difference in feel or brittleness? I use Lucas oil interior detailed. I think that it's it. Same thing as armor all I'm sure. Only use the Lucas oil because I get it from work.

Good to know. Still gonna go with this. Frickin high dollar foam ain't for me.

Got bored and started experimenting. Keep three things in mind. 1.) I'm going for UGLY with this paint job. 2.) im going to brush the boat up pretty heavily anyways to match surroundings . 3.) after a little thought. I started wondering why people in the south paint their boat green and go sit it next to a red clay river or lake bank. So I got some rusty metal primer and went to town with a stencil I made. Here are the results. I'm going to add in a little bit of grey primer with another stencil to break it up.

This was a miller lite influenced decision, right?

Flightstopper wrote:This was a miller lite influenced decision, right?

It was a pilsner... I'll give you that.
This is gonna work. Plus I've gotta go get a bunch more camo netting and then brush it out. You'll see...

FlintRiverFowler wrote:

Flightstopper wrote:This was a miller lite influenced decision, right?

It was a pilsner... I'll give you that.
This is gonna work. Plus I've gotta go get a bunch more camo netting and then brush it out. You'll see...

I'll be waiting for it lol. I'll agree though I've never seen the point of all the extensive stencil patterns on boat

Flightstopper wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:

Flightstopper wrote:This was a miller lite influenced decision, right?

It was a pilsner... I'll give you that.
This is gonna work. Plus I've gotta go get a bunch more camo netting and then brush it out. You'll see...

I'll be waiting for it lol. I'll agree though I've never seen the point of all the extensive stencil patterns on boat

That paint job turned out really bad. Really really really bad.

FlintRiverFowler wrote:

Flightstopper wrote:

FlintRiverFowler wrote:

Flightstopper wrote:This was a miller lite influenced decision, right?

It was a pilsner... I'll give you that.
This is gonna work. Plus I've gotta go get a bunch more camo netting and then brush it out. You'll see...

I'll be waiting for it lol. I'll agree though I've never seen the point of all the extensive stencil patterns on boat

That paint job turned out really bad. Really really really bad.

never know til you try

Same pattern different colors now.... Wish I woulda just left well enough alone and left the grungy old fades green paint on it. Now it looks stupid.
First try was a real disaster

Reverse those damn pics.

Maybe a orange that isn't as bright and use it as a base. Then blend some tan over it to make it not so harsh then light stencil over it?

Flightstopper wrote:Maybe a orange that isn't as bright and use it as a base. Then blend some tan over it to make it not so harsh then light stencil over it?

I'm bout to put a damn diver boat camo job on it and be done.
Doesn't really matter bc I'm gonna brush it up so much it won't be recognizable.

Nice muddy paint job flint. Lol second time looks much better