SharkHide on Bottom

[Fishhooker]

Ok, I have got the SharkHide and I am getting ready to do my boat with it. Whenever I get a day or two free time (every time I have free time I go fishing). :smile:

I have read all the posts I could find and I am confident I can put it on, but no where have I read if any of you SharkHide users have done the bottom of the hull.

So, has anyone done the bottom and if not have you seen ill effects from not doing it? I think it should be done, but not looking forward to laying under my boat to do it. Besides jacking it up to get under the trailer bunks.

From all the posts I have read it sounds like 1qt will do the hull. But will 1qt do it all if I do the bottom also?
The boat is a 19ft Alumaweld.

Oh, by the way. Thanks all. I read this board everyday and always learn something.. :cheers:

[Woolyman]

I am doing my boat now. I just did the prep work on the Transom and sides and plan on applying the Sharkhide next week. I took a chance and used window cleaner to wipe off the buffing compound and I hope the Sharkhide sticks.

I am debating about doing the bottom of my boat. If I use polish it will take forever to remove the crud and I am worried about the acid wash on the trailer and the bunks. If I do it I may have the boat put up on blocks in Edmonds so everything is easier to get at.

I don't know if I would worry too much about the bunks. I know from others that when launching and retreiving the boat the bunks wipe the stuff off. I would be curious how it turns out for you. I am new to it too.

[Jettin' Fool]

Sharkhide goes a long ways. It will take little to do the bottom of the boat. Nobody will see it but the fish will enjoy the shine. :wink:

Jfool "Just Do It" :wave:

[troybuz]

SharkHIde will work fine on the bottom of the boat...what you have to remember, is that SharkHide is essentially a clear coat (much like a clear acrylic or urethane, only it adhears to alluminum), which can and will rub off and scuff off in areas exposed to constant contact. Once the SharkHide is removed, from rubbing off or scuffing off, that aluminum will discolor at a different rate than the protected alluminum.
I'd still do it if you have access to apply it, because it will offer some great protection.
Good Luck

[timinthegorge]

Sharkhide the bottom? Why would you want to bother with the bottom? Sorry if I'm missing something obvious here..... :whazzup:

[fishjet]

I'm a strong believer in Shark-Hide. Use it on both of my boats. Don't bother with the bottom. Doing the bottom serves no real purpose, particularly since it is very difficult to properly prepare the bottom of the hull prior to application. 1 QT. was good for 2 properly aplied coats on my 21' in-board. Another 1 QT. was good for 3 applications on my 17' X 60" wide-bottom drift boat. Water-line to gunnel tops, transom and bow decks all got 2-3 coats (depending on which boat) from 1 QT./boat. Good prep. work and the right weather conditions (if you can't do it indoors with proper ventilation) will give your boat protection and a great look too. Be careful about water when applying Shark-Hide and after the proectant is fully cured, be sure to keep gas off the Shark-Hide. Good luck

[BrianH]

My WeldCraft Renegade has paint about 1/3 of the way down. Can I put SharkHide on the paint with no ill affects?

Was planning on using lacquer thinner on the boat tonight. Any hints on doing that part? Probably a dumb question, but I'm guessing the thinner on my paint would be a really bad thing?
:help:
And here we were planning on taking the boat out for the second time this weekend - they recommend letting it cure which probably shoots the weekend! :sick:

Anybody see a man, wife, and 6 year old in a brand spanking new blue Weldcraft at Scappoose Bay about three weeks ago? It was quite the comedy of errors that started with me and the wife spending 15 minutes in the pouring rain as we tried to figure out both where and then how the drain plug fit in there. And yes we did this in the parking lot and not at the ramp. As I was contemplating having to go home because I couldn't fit the plug in the hole, it dawned on me "Hey, that little T on the handle is there for a reason." screwed it out, plugged the hole, tightened it up and away we go. And then there was the green buoys need to be on the left hand side of the boat as we are leaving the marina.... 7 ft, 6 ft, 5 ft, 3 ft, 1ft!!! Slammed it into reverse to stop the boat, and then sat with the nitwit hat on. I told the wife, "In the book it shows green buoys being on the left when returning from sea. I can see the page in my mind." Thinking swiftly, :blush: it dawns on me that just maybe we are headed out to sea. Yes, it was a very rough start. We then motored out towards the MC at about 5 miles an hour - didn't want to go to fast in this new and wonderous environment. Eventually we got the hang of it, and motored our way up and down the Columbia. We were feeling alot better by the time we came back to the dock. Saw a few fish caught, saw a seal, lots o birds, yeah this is going to be fun. :cheers:

[Bait O' Eggs]

I didnt do the bottom. :shrug:

I put it on down the front center until I couldnt easily reach it, and was under the sightlines of a person looking the boat on the trailer without getting on their knees.

Just didnt see the advantage of a shiny boat on the bottom out of sight.