It's also easier to push when you dry dock on a sandbar in the delta fog. Obviously being canoes they also get beached and drug across sand and the occasional rocks. I used this airboat coating: STEELFLEX SUPER SLICK EPOXY COATING #9X-2000 For airboats. Intro & Unboxing – This article. GG and hes a site sponsor. Wetlander and Gator Glide have their portions as followed: - 1 Quart – Covers up to 50 sq. From watching YouTube videos and crawling through forums and websites, I narrowed it down to Gator Glide and Wetlander. The color I picked was Olive Drab, because I thought that would be what most popular color that people would want to use them selves, so you can see what that color looks like compared to the old color on my jon boat. Any questions just ask him. So, you can happily rely on Gator Glide if you don't have any other option. Quick search on here didn't help much, so I thought I would ask and see who has used one of the commercially available boat bottom coatings on their duck boat and how they liked it. 18x54 Uncle J -GTR - with the koolaid. They work great on airboa ts that run dry over m ud, ro cks sand. In addition, I've seen people comparing the Frog Spit with Gator Glide to find which one is better.
I plan to start this project in a couple weeks. So I am also concerned about how tough these slick bottom coatings are. Location: Down South. I noticed the paint on my jon boat was not very durable, and I didn't want to put the Top Coat on it. You guys are some of the biggest egotistical bunch of pricks I've ever seen. Gator Glide provides extra and better protection, which means it doesn't leak at all. I haven't had to repair it so can't comment except that it can be sanded off without too much difficulty so I think you could repair if if necessary. OK, which one of these is the better product. That's what we need when we apply a coating layer on the bottom of an airboat. The Wetlander Boat Bottom Paint Series. Easier to launch the boat at the ramp. Even if the coating from Gator Glide comes a little costly, it is better than Frog Spit boat bottom coating because Gator Glide provides higher protection and better slickness and increases the speed of your airboat over the water. 1852 Dfou custom 35gtr.
I've seen several brands of slick bottom around. I knew I wanted one or the other and they were priced about the same. From my limited online research, Wetlander seems highly thought of and gets good reviews. Less pond scum staying on my boat. But G4 is 10% better in providing abrasion resistance! What are you about 18 yrs old tryin to fit in where you don't? I hunt the Mississippi a lot so I needed a bottom coating to deal with the clay type mud of that area and this seems to do the trick. Customize My Forums. Thank you for supporting our sponsors Posted by Site Sponsor to Everyone. I'm sure u have checked em both out by now. I will be applying the Wetlander kit on my 2016 1436 LT Alumacraft riveted jon boat that is powered by a 13hp 4 20cc Predator Engine by Harbor Freight paired with an SPS Swamp Runner Medium Mud Motor Kit. Member since Jul 2007. Joined: Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:06 am. The main names I kept encountering was Gator Glide, Wetlander, and Frog Spit.
Location: North Alabama. Drying time after painting. Comparing Gator Glide and Frog Spit coatings always make the Gator Glide a winner. New articles and videos are posted every Saturday morning @08:30! I've heard all the stories about "don't unhitch your boat until it is in the water", and I get that. But Frog Spit may not give you such an extreme level of durability in that regard. Also, it won't cover the leak ends or loses spots.
Wetlander showed up a lot in Google and YouTube and seemed like the only competitor to Gator Glide. My main reason for this post though is I want to slick bottom both of these canoes. Try search u should pick up few old topics about this. The product or brand is not famous and is rarely used by boat keepers to protect or cover the bottom of their airboats. Joined: Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:55 pm. But suppose coatings like Wetlander, Fog Spit, or Silver Flex change your mind because you've experienced them. I called him on the weekend and he answered my questions and happy to help. Er Snot are just a few brands I've seen.
Contains Teflon plus additional friction red additives. There are two main objectives I would like to achieve with this Wetlander Boat Bottom Paint Kit; - Noticeable difference in drag/friction. Gator Glide – Seems to be the oldest company out of the three and most commonly compared too. With all these benefits, the Gator Glide paint for the boat bottom protection is more expensive than Frog Spit. Joined: Sun Aug 28, 2011 4:27 pm. They both will get painted with FME and then have a camouflage pattern added on top of that with either more FME or more likely rustolium rattle cans to break up the outline. You can compare the Quart bottles and get to know each price. Flats fishing in the oyster bars and jumping logs don't bother it at all. I don't want to use poly because it makes a boat drive like a barge. Yup, it works on almost all types of boats, such as those made of aluminum, fiberglass, or wood.
They get pulled into some remote spots over some boggy grassy areas and slick bottoms would make the process much easier. If a coating is itself like water, it won't be able to protect your boat from the usual wear and tear in the water. Gator Glide has a big footprint, it was just well known, and it seemed like most people would refer to Gator Glide or compare a product to Gator Glide. I was told that repairing it was next to impossible because in won't stick to itself once cured.
Eventually, it is better than Frog Spit in all cases. Frog Spit is not that known. Top notch customer service! Keep in mind that this will stay on the boat and will be part of any upcoming future projects dealing with this jon boat on JTgatoring. Will it completely seal my riveted jon boat, and if so, how long will it last? Joined: Sun Oct 05, 2014 5:52 pm.
And it does make a difference on a flat boat he can stop on lillies and crank up not have a problem trying to get off. I know what to paint the bottom of your ski has been a topic that's been beat t o death just like what oil to run. Alsp a great product. Ill let you gobble my wiener to since you asked. But if I can improve performance as well as boat bottom protection, plus make my boat easier to pull through mud, that would be a big benefit to having it done as I'm certainly not getting any older. You won't get any better service than from frog who sells it. However, I didn't find many people talking about the Frog Spit boat bottom coating. But I haven't found Frog Spit available in many places. It is true to believe that only a product recommended and used more by the customers make itself to the end of the competition. I run a lot of dry ground but just grass and sand.
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