UMHW on my Sport Jet

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Juniata RiverRat

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I am wanting to attach UMHW to my Sport Jet. Wanted to know if anyone has a sure fire way to do this ? My friend has a River Rocket by Rock Proof boats . I have looked at the hull and it seems they use stainless bolts and rubber washers on the inside of the boat to attach it to the hull . I am planning to make this a winter project on my Sport Jet but wanted to make sure this could be done. Any ideas would be appreciated .
 
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glenn property of pam

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Re: UMHW on my Sport Jet

I believe its meant to be uhmw. You can attach it using countersink bolts then a rubber washer / fender washer / lock nut and double sided tape but you have to be careful as uhmw is not thermally stable. I would suggest leaving it in direct sun light so its warm when its applied then it will not warp up between the bolts when it cools down.
 
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Re: UMHW on my Sport Jet

UHMW

Cutting board type material?

Oh carp, you want to install it as a rock proof hull bottom treatment:
UHMW.jpg


By stock in 3M for their 5200......... That's a whole heck of a lot of screw holes to be sealed....... :faint2: :eek:

Good luck on your project.

BTW: the 5200 doesn't really want to stick to UHMW, nor does much, so I wasn't suggesting it as an adhesive for the UHMW, just to seal the screw holes......
 
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