Speedcoat vs other

[talonkid]

Has anybody ever had experience using speedcoat or other brands to use on the last say 5' of the boat? Is it worthwhile or a waste? Is it better to just use gelcoat or an epoxy 2 part paint and then wet sand it?

Any insight into this would be great.

[nelson edens]

real boats don't need 'speedcoat'!!!

[NICE PAIR]

real boats don't need 'speedcoat'!!!

What if I had an artificial boat and wanted to go fast?

[Tomanytoys]

Hey Mikey, I'm gonna use automotive type epoxy primer on the running surface of jr's 15R. That's what was recommended by a well known local glass wiz.

[speedinstream]

What if I had an artificial boat and wanted to go fast?

Lmao

[speedinstream]

https://youtu.be/IPM8OR6W6WE
i would think this would be great on the bottom of a boat

[CUDA]

I don't think so, I tried Never Wet years ago on the bottom of my drag boat before Jasper , BIG mistake



http://www.slate.com/articles/techno...e_product.html

[99fxst99]

We used to use gray DuPont lacquer based primer, wet sanded to a satin finish. Worked as good as Speedcoat.

[F14]

Why add weight??? Just sand gel with 120 grit.

[99fxst99]

Not much weight, probably only 6 sq.ft. or so, not the entire bottom. Seems we used 320 or 400 paper. Sanded primer gave a better surface finish than sanding the gel coat, as I recall. We tried almost anything back then, even talked one guy into ,wiping grease,onto the bottom of the boat.�� What a mess to clean up!

[eli]

wet sand in N/S direction front to back then add horsepower lots!

[talonkid]

Perfect, I figured sanding the gel/using paint, or as it seems using primer instead would be just as good as anything else. I thought I better just ask the question before I did anything to see if the stuff really stacks up to its name or if its just a waste.

[Mr. Demeanor]

Do what the sailboat racers do. 400 grit sanded finish.
Make all trailing edges of the running surface sharp where they meet the transom so water breaks free.