Sharkbite

Do you guys think that I could build a platform on this boat or will it weigh it down and make it top heavy?

Finished 2

Finished 1

Priming

Hey AC I Got Er Done. It turned in to a nightmare though. I mixed it all at once and I got a nice first coat on. Then I covered the container till it tack up. When I went to put on the second coat it was all set up in the container. So I could only put a second coat on the major areas of the leaks. Thank God it on the bottom of the boat. I also came back later to look at it and I have drips on the bow. It does have a nice look from far away and the stuff is cool. Now I want to paint it and I got the spray paint. I have a few areas that I driped the epoxy on to the sides. Will the primer stick to the epoxy so I can finish painting the sides? I am sure it won't leak no more so it served it's purpose. Next time I do it I will only mix one part at a time

I got the epoxy friday and it has been raining So maybe today I will get it on

Yea Mook I got them there floaty things

Bow Pic

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I've sanded the bottom of the boat

I was also thinking about carpet. Do you know How I would go about that? There isn't much room to put a platform in the boat I also don't want to add extra weight. Can I put carpet directly on the aluminum?

wow good Ideas I might check out the bed linner what kind of prep is needed for that? What is a dolly I never heard of that before?

AC how many coats did you get out of 2 quarts? Do you think I'll have enought to do the whole out side of my boat

I beleive there is info on the battiers for storing temp. When you purchase them there is a tag full of information. If you don't have it I would go look up the battery were you got it to see what is recomended.

Ok I see what you did now. You brought the bottom down to bare metal and only epoxy that area. I have leaks all over the transom so I am doing the whole ouside. How many coats did you put on that area? Was there any epoxy left over? I love the inside of the boat so I want you to walk me threw the process of painting that as well. What if I were to just put carpet on the bottom to hide sound how would I secure it? My bottom is round not flat.

Yea I want to do the whole boat. As you guy's know I am pushed for time now b/c it's getting cold I wanted to have a nice coat on before the winter so when spring gets here I can take him out. I guess I will take the bottom down to metal. LBH what stripper should I use.

What was the problem you said you ran into while doing your second coat? You also painted over the epoxy I thought I could just use the epoxy and it would be nice. Thats why I got the color. I also want to do the inside of the boat. What is the craolo you used? I might consider taking it down to metal didi you use a drill brush? Mine brush dosn't seem to be doing as good of a job as yours.

really I almost finshed the pre ang I am just roughing it up. Gerry didn't tell me that. I think that this will hold pritty well. What if I used a solvent stripper to remover all the old paint?

so is this what everyone agrees on just to put a coat of epoxy? Whch do I use this site you posted has many? Do I need to sand all the old paint? do I still need to replace the rivets? Sharkbite, its called Steelflex 9X, its a 2 part epoxy that needs mixing, and colors can be added, I had a leaky lil jonboat and with this stuff, well, she leaks no more. Ask for Gerry. As far as prep work goes just sand the bottom down to bare metal, super easy with a drill and wire brush. wash it, then wipe her down with acetone... What is the rough cost to do a 12'? LBH it's coasting me about $50 to do my 12' boat with the color pigment. That is regular not the super slick 2000. If you have a gas motor you might consider . Gerry told me that it is for speed. The the super slicl 2000. Price for the Super is $27.00 a quart then you need to get color and pay for shipping.

Yea I just placed my order. Gerry said I will only need the regular b/c the super slick is for speed. Since I only have elc trolling speed is no importance to me. I did order brown color too. Regular is $16.00 a quart and 2000 super slick is $27.00 a court. He said the regular will be fine for what I need Thanks Bud. Prep he said to rough up the paint that is there now. He said not to worry about getting it down to bare metal. Then wipe it down with asatone like you said. Then 1 thin coat first and allow it to tack up then a heavier second coat.

Hey LBH I am going to call again today and place my order. I will post the quanity and price for you. I was thinkin bout just doing the outside then painting the inside with marine paint. Is that what you use on your boat?

holy s$%^% I like it it looks nice too. I want to get it I called gerry ang he wasn't in I am waiting to hear back from him. Do they have brown? Is that the non color you got? Man I'll just do my hole boat and it should last a while. So how is the flat jon boat? Is it really steady?

So this is a good plan Jim?

ok great then this is what I'll do. So I have to ask for the color with the epoxy mix? Did you do the inside and out? Can I paint over it?

O yea and my son in our new boat. I think he wants to be a astronaut more then a angler.