Did anyone else see that myth buster show last night where they sprayed truck bedliner on a shed and basically made it bomb proof. They also tried other things like spraying it on a car making it tougher. This stuff seems to have 1000 uses and the first thing that came to my head was kayak bottoms where they get scratched up all the time and even boats like an aluminum boat where the inside gets all mucked up. I have never seen this done but if it really makes something that much stronger it might be worth trying.
thought about that too, but I think they have a kind that has dimples instead of rough texture and if I remember correctly dimples in golf balls make them faster not slower.
I don’t think the dimples make a golf ball faster, they give the ball lift. Such an application would probably make the bottom more scuff resistant but it would definitely add weight and slow it down.
I agree on weight and the rest. But those scuff marks certainly slow you down as well and eventually eat through the hull. I am sure there would be a payoff point if you only did the parts that scuff and not the whole thing.
.I can tell you this; my last boat, a VIP BayStealth bay boat had Line-x sprayed on the deck. It was great for about 4 years. Then it started coming loose in the areas that seemed to always be wet. Of course it wasn’t stored in a shed. Im also not sure if it was professionally done, it was supposed to have been, but who knows.
I have seen a few boats done on the inside and it seemed to do well. Seen some Law boats sprayed with it to so it must hold up decent if it is in those boats.
I have bedliner sprayed on my trolling motor and shaft and its lasted well so far. I’ve also seen pictures of micro-skiffs with bedliner sprayed on the hull. Check out the customgheenoe forum for some photos. On a small slow boat it doesn’t change top end too much. I dont think a kayak would need it because of the difference in material of kayak hulls. If you are poling or trolling the flats its not a bad idea.
i have line X on the bow skeg of my skiff. works much better than the adhesive kind and has a lifetime warranty. Its slick so it dosent drag. love it- they can color match also
I replaced the rotted floor of a 23’ standup with 1/2 " treated ply wood glassed the seams and edges and spayed the rest with line X, painted it white with 2 part polly about 8 yrs ago still looks good and worked well!