Or sweet talking a spot on a kayak lift. I don’t want junk on the transom when I’m out in the bigger water.OneWayTraffic wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:54 pmI’d be investing in a pair of dinghy wheels on swing down brackets.Jaysen wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 10:41 am I’m “hard” on the boat bottom as I have to launch/retrieve by dragging it up a concrete ramp. No matter which method I use it isn’t lasting more than two trips. Graphite is an easy touch up compared to paint.
Disclaimer: displacement hull doesn’t care it the touch up is perfect. Planing hull cares a lot more about the touch up smoothness.
How’s your graphite bottom?
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Re: How’s your graphite bottom?
It works pretty good and seems to last for me. But it does not make the bottom bullet proof. It is just epoxy with a little stuff mixed in with it.
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Re: How’s your graphite bottom?
mine is fine with sand, smooth rocks, grass, crab traps, old dock posts, and things like that but don't expect it to be fine hitting a good oyster bar. i've pulled up on some and just slowly coming onto the oyster bar puts some scratches/small gouges in it. The good thing is it's super easy to touch up if you need or want to. I put on 4 coats on my boat after I faired the bottom and have no complaints and it looks better than work boat finish IMO.
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