Coatings For The Bottom Of Canoes

[Clayton Bass]

What coatings for the bottom of fiberglass canoes have you had good luck with? I'm not coating a canoe, I want to use the coatings on the bottom of some fiberglass coffin blinds for waterfowl hunting. I use them to drag my decoys into an area and then lay down in the blind. I'm looking for something that is low friction and abrasion resistant. Thanks.

[fishinwrench]

I don't know if this is still the case but you used to be able to buy cheap free floating water bed mattresses for 30 bucks. You could lay something heavy on them and drag it all over the yard with one hand. I used one for years to move salvage outboards around my place, slide washer/dryer/fridge/and oversize houseplants across the floor, and in the Winter we'd pump it full of air and shove loads of kids down the hillsides. That thing was great!

[Gavin]

My buddy put an epoxy graphite coating on the bottom of his cedar strip canoe. Not sure how well it's holding up.

[grizwilson]

Have put this on a fiberglass and a Alum boat. Can not attest to how long it will wear, but it makes things slick, do not want to unhook from trailer before boat is in water or it will be on ramp.

http://airboatcoatings.com/

Scott was honest to deal with in every aspect.

g

[gotmuddy]

I use and firmly believe in coat-it epoxy coating. Works great.

[Rolan Duffield]

You might try contacting www.westsystems.com They are an old company specializing in epoxies and coatings for boats .

Rolan