Boat Bottom

[mr_fons]

[SIZE=10pt]OK folks yours thoughts……. Sanded or un-sanded bottoms on boats, and/or does it make that much of a difference?[/SIZE]

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[ALLAN YUEN]

?????? What kind of boat??????

 

[Duck899]

Here is a sanded bottom

 

[dave roach]

That looks like Phil's boat at Celina,Oh

It makes it go faster,taking the shine off the bottom.LOL

 

[Doug Smock]

Here is a sanded bottom

 

[Duck899]

Some guys will sand with 1000 grit and some go shiny and use Mr. Zoggs sex wax

 

[Duck899]

I don't do anything to my bottoms cause as you can see in the picture below of the Bardahl, they don't touch the water anyway,

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

i would have tried to make it back to my tent...tho it's good phil drove past the closed beach area, he gets some style points

 

[Duck899]

i would have tried to make it back to my tent...tho it's good phil drove past the closed beach area, he gets some style points

and a free sanded bottom, lol

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

i would have tried to make it back to my tent...tho it's good phil drove past the closed beach area, he gets some style points

and a free sanded bottom, lol

some guys try so hard to keep their "speed secrets" to themselves....Phil is an overachiever (busted sanding his bottom!)

Accident? SUURRREE Phil...

 

[ALLAN YUEN]

Here is a sanded bottom

Be Cool Already sand done

 

[Jerry T]

Wet sand the riding surfaces with very fine paper as to make the surface look like a CD(compact disk for a computer) finish.

Breaks up the "stick" from the water surface.

And don't follow Phil into the sand

:blink:

As for the sex wax, never tried it, but, I would be willing, under certain conditions

 

[P THOMAS]

HA That was a dumb move on my part, dont take your eye off the boat at Celina. It still had the power on till it stopped, after the race the motor was over there idleing away, I didnt hit the kill.

I think if you block sand the ridepads it will move thru the water easier, weather it makes a big difference on speed Im not sure.

 

[David Bryant]

Wet sand the riding surfaces with very fine paper as to make the surface look like a CD(compact disk for a computer) finish. Breaks up the "stick" from the water surface

hmmm, as in a "mirror" finish? Or a slightly less glossy surface? 1000 grit? 800 grit? 600 grit?

 

[mr_fons]

Rob... looks like you have a taker to try the sex wax out with you.

Was thinking about the bottom of Monos and the riding surface of Hydros.

 

[Andy Brown]

I wet sand with a block and 400.

 

[John Knight]

Wet sand the riding surfaces with very fine paper as to make the surface look like a CD(compact disk for a computer) finish. Breaks up the "stick" from the water surface

hmmm, as in a "mirror" finish? Or a slightly less glossy surface? 1000 grit? 800 grit? 600 grit?

Wet sand 400, then 800, then 1200, then 1500 then final at 2000 all riding surfaces. Some stop at 800 and some go to 1200. Very few go beyond 1200. Try it! Several coats of a very good wax, teflon imbedded boat wax preferred, then judge for yourself if it improves performance. Certain you will say yes.

 

[Andy Greene]

I don't do anything to my bottoms cause as you can see in the picture below of the Bardahl, they don't touch the water anyway,

Agreed

Sharp turn fin and rudder will do

 

[Jerry T]

Get the gloss off the paint 1000 grit or 800 grit works best.

 

[mr_fons]

Thanks, Some really good opines.......