Educate me, I am not familiar with this.

For paint, I think I am going to scratch the rattle can job and just get some Parkers Duck Boat paint and spray it with my gun/compressor.

I am also going to scratch the Hydroturf brand matting and go with a brand that Sears carries. I am trying to keep this as cost friendly as possible since in reality it is a riveted tin boat.

The "Sears Hydroturf" is a closed cell EVA foam just like the bigger brands. It is $30 for a 30 sq ft roll. I doubt it will hold up as well as the original, but the boat will be stored in my warehouse when not in use, so I am not too worried about UV damage, etc.

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Posted by Bleeding purple

Athens, Texas

Member since Sep 2007

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Posted on 5/14/15 at 12:54 pm to Polar Pop

Keeps the front of the boat from bouncing and also provides a second safety in case the wench fails.

You can get that same closed cell EVA foam at Academy also. Used for a workout mat. 32 sq feet for 22.00

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The mat I had from Academy did have some small tears in it after doing P90X on it in aggressive tennis shoes.

I would also consider adding tall marker poles at the back of the boat to backing it in is easier. I used some bent tubing bolted to the trailer with a piece of capped 1.5" PVC pipe slid over it as a tall roller guide. I tried with just PVC but the broke too easily. You need the metal inner pole. Basically I made this and then used some reflective tape to mark the correct depth to float the boat on the guides. It made launching a small short trailered boat behind a big truck much easier.

If you are going with a tongue extension on the trailer, have them weld a 1/4" plate on top of the rail to use as a step and put some anti slip tape on it.

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