Ice And Water Shield On Boat Floor?

[ir8av8r]

My question is If I epoxied fiberglass mat to the deck, 18# woven strand fiberglass to tie the floor to the sides of the boat. Wouldn't ice guard (for house roofs) over the epoxy last for a really long time and be absolute insurance that the deck will be waterproof? If I ran it like 10 inches up the sides of the boat. There is glue for the carpet that is safe for rubber backed carpet. So it shouldn't harm the iceguard.

 

[Tim Frank]

Re: ice and water shield on boat floor?

Re: ice and water shield on boat floor?

Not sure what you would gain but weight.
The ice/water shield is no more waterproof than properly applied epoxy and glass.
You still need to cover the water shield, as UV will get it pretty quickly.

 

[Bondo]

Re: ice and water shield on boat floor?

Re: ice and water shield on boat floor?

Ayuh,...

And besides,... Most decks Rot from the bilge Up...

 

[58hydraglide]

Re: Ice And Water Shield On Boat Floor?

1) way too much weight
2) your roof doesn't get the traffic that your boat deck does.
3) Bond-o is dead on rot occurs from water below deck either by lleaks or more often ( I believe) condensation. ventilate your bilge and allow for water to drain away from your foam and stringers.

 

[ir8av8r]

Re: Ice And Water Shield On Boat Floor?

1) way too much weight
2) your roof doesn't get the traffic that your boat deck does.
3) Bond-o is dead on rot occurs from water below deck either by lleaks or more often ( I believe) condensation. ventilate your bilge and allow for water to drain away from your foam and stringers.

1) 31 lbs would cover it (grace 30 mill). I'm putting a fuel injected lt1 350 in instead of the stock 350 (and then some)
2) traffic seems MOOT on rubber under carpet
3) bond-o is right. I can't believe how the factory slapped these things together. One motor mount was crushed from only a 230 hp motor.

The boat is going to be way better than factory. Just call me over-kill

 

[ir8av8r]

Re: Ice And Water Shield On Boat Floor?

1) way too much weight
2) your roof doesn't get the traffic that your boat deck does.
3) Bond-o is dead on rot occurs from water below deck either by lleaks or more often ( I believe) condensation. ventilate your bilge and allow for water to drain away from your foam and stringers.

Forgot to tell ya. I owned a (I think a 68 slickcraft) 17 footer 120hp, had a BLAST with it.

 

[oops!]

Re: Ice And Water Shield On Boat Floor?

this is one way........

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=234392


underside of deck glassing...post #546 pg 22
installing a deck......post #1866 pg 75 thru 2083 pg 83
gellcoating a deck....posts #2068 pg 83 thru #2089 pg 84

with minimal care......that deck is good for at least 25 years