EricZ's Bass Tracker Pro-16 Build

[Kochy]

Wanna trade?? LOL Yours is so much more Bada%$ then mine, good job man!

 

[13rannon]

Discovery channel should offer you a show for building custom boats. Nice work!

I noticed you had a lot of dead space around the rod holders. Looked like it could hold a lot of spray foam if you were worried about it sinking.

I just skimmed the pictures so I don't know if it had been brought up before.

 

[crabsandbottlecaps]

What type of foam is that looks like something you would see on a house under siding ? If so how does it hold up and does it get soggy . If it's not what is it and where can u get it

 

[DrNip]

EricZ » 07 Jan 2014, 22:55[/url]"]

DrNip » 26 minutes ago[/url]"]What is the product you used to make the stencil on the boat? Where did you get it?

I bought a 50 yard roll of Oracal 810S vinyl paint mask and cut out the stencils on my vinyl cutter. Here's the link, it's pretty easy stuff to work with.

https://www.uscutter.com/ORAMASK-810S-Spray-Mask-Stencil

Vinyl cutters appear to be pretty expensive. I don't see why I couldn't cut with razor and straight edge. Thanks.

 

[EricZ]

13rannon » 09 Jan 2014, 11:53[/url]"]Discovery channel should offer you a show for building custom boats. Nice work!

I noticed you had a lot of dead space around the rod holders. Looked like it could hold a lot of spray foam if you were worried about it sinking.

I just skimmed the pictures so I don't know if it had been brought up before.

Haha, thanks man. Discovery channel can make anything interesting. I'll post a picture of what I did around the rod holders later, but I basically just filled the while cavity with polystyrene foam as best I could.

 

[EricZ]

crabsandbottlecaps » Yesterday, 09:59[/url]"]What type of foam is that looks like something you would see on a house under siding ? If so how does it hold up and does it get soggy . If it's not what is it and where can u get it

You can get the foam at any home improvement store, i got mine at menards. You're looking for closed cell, rigid polystyrene foam sheets. I used a combination of 1", 1-1/2", and 2" thick sheets on my build. Make surr you get the closed cell, it doesnt absorb water.

 

[crabsandbottlecaps]

What type of foam is that looks like house foam board that u would find under siding ?
Looking for foam myself

 

[crabsandbottlecaps]

Thanks and how did u get it to stick on upright and I take it u just layer on floor but did u use some type on silicone to stick

 

[EricZ]

crabsandbottlecaps » 14 Jan 2014, 11:34[/url]"]Thanks and how did u get it to stick on upright and I take it u just layer on floor but did u use some type on silicone to stick

The foam was all friction fit, no glue or silicone. I would have had it spray foamed in hindsight, but this worked just fine for me.

 

[zacksimpson]

I never really checked while I was taking my boat apart, but now with all the original foam out and the decks, it's very flimsy on the front end. I'm wondering if you still have this problem with there being no spray foam? I know you added a lot of aluminum bracing to yours, and I'm going to be adding some to mine, but I was just curious how much stiffness was gained by having spray in foam? I'm debating just doing under the front deck and those two back portions under the rear deck in spray/pour and the rest in pink board. For the price, and ease of it, I'd rather do all pink foam, but if it'll make the boat stiffer overall, I'll do some pour foam.

 

[rscottp]

Great job with the pink foam! That is how I hope mine turns out when I am finished.

 

[EricZ]

zacksimpson » Today, 17:09[/url]"]I never really checked while I was taking my boat apart, but now with all the original foam out and the decks, it's very flimsy on the front end. I'm wondering if you still have this problem with there being no spray foam? I know you added a lot of aluminum bracing to yours, and I'm going to be adding some to mine, but I was just curious how much stiffness was gained by having spray in foam? I'm debating just doing under the front deck and those two back portions under the rear deck in spray/pour and the rest in pink board. For the price, and ease of it, I'd rather do all pink foam, but if it'll make the boat stiffer overall, I'll do some pour foam.

Not sure if I can give you the answer you're looking for, but personally I would not rely on the foam itself to provide an kind of rigidity. Mine was very flimsy once I cut out all of the old structure, but once I put the new stuff in it was a lot stiffer than before. Whatever the foam added in rigidity after the aluminum bracing was in is just an added bonus. It's at least twice as rigid as it was when the old decks were on. Running through any kind of chop before I could feel the whole boat shake and rattle, it doesn't do that anymore.

 

[Kier]

Is a pool noodle considered closed cell foam? Can it be used for floatation?

 

[rscottp]

Kier » 21 Jan 2014, 00:51[/url]"]Is a pool noodle considered closed cell foam? Can it be used for floatation?

Yes,yes.

 

[Kier]

I assume the pink board foam is cheaper than pool noodles?

 

[EricZ]

Kier » Today, 09:57[/url]"]I assume the pink board foam is cheaper than pool noodles?

Not sure what the going rate is on a pool noodle, but I'd be willing to bet that pink foam is cheaper.