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UHMW plastic on the bottom of a riveted jon boat?
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<blockquote data-quote="montanaman" data-source="post: 281893" data-attributes="member: 2658"><p>you are talking about alot of work to pot the uhmw on the bottom of the boat. more money and time then i would think a thin hulled riveted boat is worth. with the hull so thin it would just be a waste of time as the bolts would just pull out on the first bad hit.</p><p></p><p>you should really think about starting with a welded hull that is thicker say .160 and up. we only put the uhmw over 1/2" thick 6061 aluminum with 1/4" ss bolts</p><p></p><p>maybe for a john boat the new K5 would work better for you. but that also has a higher cost that is im sure more then the riveted hull was new.</p><p></p><p>if you plan to beat the bottom all the time then start with a strong hull so you will have many years of good boating in it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="montanaman, post: 281893, member: 2658"] you are talking about alot of work to pot the uhmw on the bottom of the boat. more money and time then i would think a thin hulled riveted boat is worth. with the hull so thin it would just be a waste of time as the bolts would just pull out on the first bad hit. you should really think about starting with a welded hull that is thicker say .160 and up. we only put the uhmw over 1/2" thick 6061 aluminum with 1/4" ss bolts maybe for a john boat the new K5 would work better for you. but that also has a higher cost that is im sure more then the riveted hull was new. if you plan to beat the bottom all the time then start with a strong hull so you will have many years of good boating in it [/QUOTE]
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