Duckmaster boat rebuild.

[3legged_lab]

Rent a humidifier and put it under a tarp, It's money

Seems counterproductive but jehler knows his shit when it comes to boats so I'd so as he suggests. Must be like a '2 wrongs do make a right' sort of thing.

[FlintRiverFowler]

He's in Georgia, in the summer. The dehumidifier would never stop, and the boat wouldn't be any drier.

Exactly.
I have a good one and it leaked all over the boat.

[FlintRiverFowler]

Because I'm sort of lazy, I'm not going to re-read the whole thread. But I could have sworn you said the whole boat was plastic?

Fiberglass. It's all fiberglass. Except for the layer of Kevlar in the outside hull and the wood in the floor.

[3legged_lab]

I like to delegate.

Here jim

Found a really cool boat on craigslist.....Although I can't find the particular model on their website. It's not aluminum he says it's either polyethylene or polypropylene

[assateague]

Vindication.

[FlintRiverFowler]

I like to delegate.

Here jim

Found a really cool boat on craigslist.....Although I can't find the particular model on their website. It's not aluminum he says it's either polyethylene or polypropylene

That was pre ownership going off what the guy who had it... Who didn't even know the floor was rotten.... Said

[assateague]

On both counts.

[3legged_lab]

Vindication.

The only reason i remembered was because I was thinking the same thing.

[assateague]

I pictured it being like an overgrown Coleman canoe type thing. Isn't that what the Ducklander boats are?

[3legged_lab]

I pictured it being like an overgrown Coleman canoe type thing. Isn't that what the Ducklander boats are?

I pictured it being roto-molded... like a kayak.



And certified grizzly bear proof.

[assateague]

If Yeti made canoes, they would be $18,042 for a 12 footer.

[FlintRiverFowler]

If Yeti made canoes, they would be $18,042 for a 12 footer.

Gypsy math?

[Redbeard]

If Yeti made canoes, they would be $18,042 for a 12 footer.

and westie would be a proud owner

[3legged_lab]

If Yeti made canoes, they would be $18,042 for a 12 footer.

And the 12'er would have an interior space equal to a 6'er.

[jehler]

He's in Georgia, in the summer. The dehumidifier would never stop, and the boat wouldn't be any drier.

Exactly.
I have a good one and it leaked all over the boat.

your criteria for "good one" and mine have a lot of distance between them

[jehler]

He's in Georgia, in the summer. The dehumidifier would never stop, and the boat wouldn't be any drier.

if it's tarped it works

[FlintRiverFowler]

Fans have been goin for 5 hours. It's pretty much dry

[Goldfish]

Fans have been goin for 5 hours. It's pretty much dry

that's what she said

[jehler]

Fans have been goin for 5 hours. It's pretty much dry

less than 15%?

[FlintRiverFowler]

Fans have been goin for 5 hours. It's pretty much dry

less than 15%?

Seemed to be around 12% and falling.

[Eric Haynes]

Fans have been goin for 5 hours. It's pretty much dry

less than 15%?

Seemed to be around 12% and falling.

Go to Lowes and grab a digital meter.

[assateague]

Just throw some damn Trex in there and call it good, for fuck's sake. You could've been finished Saturday afternoon!

[Eric Haynes]

Just throw some damn Trex in there and call it good, for fuck's sake. You could've been finished Saturday afternoon!

Trex weighs a ton. I'd go with cedar or aluminum

[FlintRiverFowler]

Just throw some damn Trex in there and call it good, for fuck's sake. You could've been finished Saturday afternoon!

I don't want that shit draining through. There's no way for the water to get to the back.
I'm putting some shit on the inside layer of fiberglass right now. Called aqua defense. I had it left over from sealing the concrete board when I tiled my showers. It dries into a "flexible waterproof membrane".
Don't think it can hurt...

[RonE]

Why don't you get a sheet of open cell foam board and cut it to fit and then cover it with resin and glass? A little more expensive but you might also consider a sheet of honeycomb and foam board which is very strong when glassed over.

Just remember one thing, "no wood, no rot".

[FlintRiverFowler]

Why don't you get a sheet of open cell foam board and cut it to fit and then cover it with resin and glass? A little more expensive but you might also consider a sheet of honeycomb and foam board which is very strong when glassed over.

Just remember one thing, "no wood, no rot".

Will the foam board hold the weight once it's glassed? What thickness?
I was thinking about it this morning after checking the prices of honeycomb... Can't afford that route.

[FlintRiverFowler]

Won't the resin eat the foam
Up?

[assateague]

Yes, it will. I've seen some use it anyway, and cover it with Saran Wrap while the resin is curing, though, which seems to work.

[NuffDaddy]

Doesn't open cell hold water?

[RonE]

Doesn't open cell hold water?

Not if it is covered/soaked with resin and covered with glass.