Need a good Epoxy Coating/Sealer for the bottom of my boat!!

[spanky543]

I have just finished welding the small crack that was on the back transom of my 1948 Arkansas Traveler V hull Aluminum Boat with an aluminum welding product called Alumaweld. I have added waterproof Bondo Glass to the interior corner of the boat where I welded the crack for some extra rigidity. I am looking to paint the outside and the inside of the boat before I install anymore deck framing for the boat...because it will get too heavy. I saw some people applying a epoxy coating or an epoxy sealer to the bottom of there boat that adds a slick and durable bottom coating. Can anyone help me find out what it is and how much it cost and where I can get some?

Once I paint the boat I will finish or continue my decking project... Here are some of the newest additions to my boat deck...

[fishinsteve]

Hey spanky543,

Check out Low_Budget_Hookers rebuild of his Jon.  I think he used Rhino Coat (a spray on bedliner for pickup trucks) on the bottom.  I've put it in my dads truck and I can tell ya that stuff will stand up to anything.  Read his post and that might help you.

[MA1232]

Hi,

I'm trying to gather as must info. about paint aluminum as possible over here ...  http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1208786298

Also, here is what LBH said about truck bedliner paint ....

"DO NOT USE BEDLINER!!!

Terrible results, terrible drag coefficient, terrible weight added

I too am waiting to see the results of a few of these Rustoleum jobs.

We are stripped to shiny metal and waiting to see which route, the cost effective Rustoleum with unproven durability (chipping,etc) or the big $$ Interlux (which still eventually chips,....let's remember,...it's paint on a jon boat, they are made to be beat up) we will go with.

ANYONE WITH RUSTOLEUM---Please report in with your results and provide pics if possible.  THANKS!"

Good luck and let us know how things turn out for you.

[fishinsteve]

If you check out this post you will see a great mod, plus he did use herculiner on the bottom of it. Just sayin is all

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1119359773/0#0

[MA1232]

I know, sadly the truck liner paint did not work out for LBH.  I wanted to do the same thing on my Jon boat.  So, I asked him how was the bottom paint holding up.  I just wanted to share the info. I got.

Spanky543, just put on as many coat as you can at the repair area.  Don't forget to prep between coat.  

The following is info. I got that make sense to me.

2 prime coats ( all area )

2 paint coats ( all area )

For the repair area you can add 3 - 4 more coats.  my2cents, if you are going to use rustoleum.

I once, re-finished an old table over 20 yrs ago with 8 coats of poly and it still look like great today.

[smokepole]

The floor of my boat had a place repaired but I didnt trust it not to leak so I went over to a local shop that does bed liners and had them to spray the floor area on the inside to seal it hadnt leaked yet.