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Yes, I was thinking it may not be a good idea after all. Looks like I'm just going to have to put out a few dollars more and go with fairing it out and then paint with a good bottom product. It's more of a shanty boat than a traditional boat so there's that. May as well do the hull in the...
The bedliner idea came from the outfit i got my plans from. He says several people went that route and had success. I plan to be beaching the boat a lot so it makes sense to me. Not hung up on a particular brand, just used Iron Armor as an example. I already have the 1.5oz csm and enough 24oz...
I'm building a flat bottom hull for my 8'x28' trailerable houseboat. 2 layers of 1/2" plywood for the sides and bottom with fiberglass over the plywood. The plans call for at least 2 layers of 6oz mat over bottom, up to the rub rail. My question is can I do one layer of 1.5oz chopped strand mat...
