need epinion on glovit

fishing is life · 12-09-2002, 08:18 PM

i was thinking of gloviting my almost new alum driftboat. the main reason i am doing this is i heard from a couple buddies it is supposed to help the boat glide in water and aid in making backtrolling more effortless, of course they did not have firsthand knowledge. i have read on here it also helps in gliding over rocks but that would not be the main reason for gloviting. so all you gloviters do you feel it was worth the time and expense only to have to scrape off and redo a few seasons later? please give me you opinions. thank you!

Dogfish · 12-09-2002, 08:27 PM

In reviewing the bottom of my driftboat after 5 trips in low water, It became aparent that I needed to add some additional protection to the bottom of the boat.

I had a number of small dings in the epoxy that went through to the fiberglass. It wouldn't take long with that kind of damage to start eroding the bottom.

As of tonight there are now two coats of Gluv-it on the DB bottom, one full can. I am buying another tomorrow and will put on coats 3 and 4, maybe even a 5th. The first coat took a bit more to fill in the gaps between the chine and the boat.

Finally, this was the first bucket o' Gluv-it that I have purchased, does it come in a 5 gallon pail? The one gallon bucket really isn't a gallon anyway, more like 2.5 quarts. It must be that way for mixing, I guess.

Andy

fishing is life · 12-09-2002, 08:36 PM

hi dogfish Andy, i saw a recent post where most agreed that on glass a new gel coat would do better that glovit. i am sorry you are almost done with the glovit but i think it will be just fine. let us know how you like it.

James

Catch 22 · 12-09-2002, 08:38 PM

Last year I scraped and sanded all the Glovit off by boat and applied Coatit. That was the best thing I ever did to that boat. It slides off rocks like a teflon frying pan. Hmmm, could be that it has teflon and graphites in it I guess. The stuff is great and wears better than glovit too.

TheTexan · 12-09-2002, 08:51 PM

I have a couple of buddies that have/had aluminum boats and would not run without Gluvit. I got a boat that never had Gluvit on it and first thing I did was put it on. The guy before me ran it a few times and suggested I do so. I am not sure about reducing drag in water, but it does help you to slide over rocks. If you didn't have it you would stick on rocks and really tear/scratch the bottom up. More scratches = more resistance; if you are the least bit concerned about 'making backtrolling effortless' I would do it! I put two coats on and it was very easy. Good Luck!

biederboat · 12-09-2002, 09:16 PM

I would second the opinion on the Coat-it over the Gluv-it. This is speaking from experience with a riveted boat. The Gluv-it would crack and let water in-between, creating a lot of oxidation. Probably not as big of an issue on a more rigid drift-boat bottom but Coat-it definitely stays on better.

Biederboat

Dan Christopher · 12-09-2002, 10:23 PM

Coat-it will stick to glov-it, but glov-it will not stick to coat-it.Go with the coat-it, and sand smooth and apply a new coat over the old one when needed.If your boat has a good coat on it now i would wait and do the work in the summer.

[ 12-09-2002, 11:24 PM: Message edited by: MADWIZERD ]

djb · 12-09-2002, 10:45 PM

One thing about the coat-it, Ive been told that if some of it scrapes off then you have to peel the whole thing off and reapply. with glovit, all you have to do is touch up the bare spots. I had one thick coat of glovit on my first drift boat and I never had to reapply glovit. That was after almost 6 years of drifting some small rivers, lots of scraping. When I bought my new drift boat last year,I did some researching and was tempted to go with the coat-it. After all was said and done. I stuck with the glovit because its worked good for me. I was always under the impression that applying some form of bottom coating is primarily for gliding over rocks easier, I never knew that it helps with backtrolling. Any other drift boaters heard that before?

Finn-icky · 12-10-2002, 05:27 AM

One other idea would be to have Arma Coatings treat your DB bottom. Life time guarentee. Check out their web site at (www.armacoatings.com) It's more costly, but then you only do it once.

Big Willie · 12-10-2002, 07:02 AM

I've used Coat-it on my boat since new in 99 and re-applying is easy. I have never had to peel or sand the WHOLE thing off, just the parts you can peel with your hands. Sand and clean those bare spots and lay it on. I've don't have any experience with Gluv-it, but I know Coat-it works good.
I don't think the truck bed liner materials would work very well...it wouldn't slide over rocks that easy because the polyurathane would be too sticky. Great for truck beds, not for the bottom of a boat. BUT, it would last forever!
Gary

SouthCoastStu · 12-10-2002, 12:29 PM

I switched to Coat-it last spring after reviewing old threads on this board. Coat-it is the way to go

(IMHO).
1.) it sticks to itself (easy patching).
2.) it was cheaper.
3.) it slides real good.

Like MW said, I'd put it off till spring if you can. You'll get a lot better cure on it.