Homemade River Jon Boat

[lee G.]

I have remodeled or repaired houses that had geocell silicone caulk on window trim, takeing the trim off would rip out chunks of wood, it seals good, i almost tryed in on the boats i built.

[lee G.]

I dont think geocell is paintable, come to think of it.

[gotmuddy]

The drift boat guys recommend 3M5200 caulk as the very best for boat building, but there's none in my area.

What type of caulking do you like?

Thanks

I will use nothing else. Look online and you can buy caulk gun tubes of it for ~$10. I have used it for years on 4-wheelers and if you want something sealed up thats what I use. Its extremely durable AND flexible. On the tube the first usage listed is securing decking.

[Troutguy]

Real nice video... Flat bottom wooden boats:

[lee G.]

Thats a great video!

[woodman]

I take it you are not going to epoxy the wood...

[Troutguy]

Hey Woodman...

Let's talk about epoxy. Are you talking about fiberglasing the boat, or just coating it with a layer of epoxy, like painting it? I really don't care to spend the extra $$$ on a boat that is so cheap to build. I can build another boat for the cost of the epoxy, or less.

[woodman]

Even if you don't use the fiberglass cloth the epoxy is the toughest finish you can use. And a lot of guys will mix graphite powder into the epoxy resin and coat the bottom to make it slide over rocks etc. better....

[Troutguy]

Big delay on my boat building... It took longer to dry my fresh cut side boards than I expected this time of year. One more week of drying and then I can start building the boat, finally.

[lee G.]

Keep us posted, have a real interest in your project!