whats the link to that forum?

ok $1200 later I have the bad spots wielded but now I need to repaint it. I would like to try an expoxy type of paint, wetlander, gatorglide, and fascoeepoxies. are the 3 that I can find does anyone have experiences with any of these or is there more? how do you like it and the pros and cons of it Please and thank you.

Insurance company said that it is covered under xpress’s lifetime hull warranty! So I’m screwed!

Huntindave wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>TheFamousGrouse wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Huntindave wrote:</div>
When the hull is off the trailer. Check both visually and by feel if visibility is limited. I’ll also inspect the trailer bunks themselves. Again, how do you check to see if there is any wear or damage occurring?

I’m interested to know how you visually inspect the part of the hull rests on the bunks when the boat is off the trailer and presumably the hull is in the water?

Grouse

I personally have visually looked at the hull while under water. I have also personally used a cradle along with a hydraulic jack to raise the hull to inspect these areas. Someone mentioned using a camera while the hull is in the water.
I don’t inspect every time I launch. I do inspect usually once if not twice a year. How often do you inspect your entire hull, how often do you inspect the entire roof of your house? If you are unable to do this yourself do you pay someone to do these inspections? Or do you wait until water is coming thru the hull of your boat or thru the roof of your house?
I’m interested to know how you determine that no damage is occurring to these areas, if you never check them.

If nothing else good comes from this thread, at least people may be more aware that “out of sight–out of mind” is not always the best policy.

Huntindave wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>TheFamousGrouse wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Huntindave wrote:</div>
When the hull is off the trailer. Check both visually and by feel if visibility is limited. I’ll also inspect the trailer bunks themselves. Again, how do you check to see if there is any wear or damage occurring?

I’m interested to know how you visually inspect the part of the hull rests on the bunks when the boat is off the trailer and presumably the hull is in the water?

Grouse

I personally have visually looked at the hull while under water. I have also personally used a cradle along with a hydraulic jack to raise the hull to inspect these areas. Someone mentioned using a camera while the hull is in the water.
I don’t inspect every time I launch. I do inspect usually once if not twice a year. How often do you inspect your entire hull, how often do you inspect the entire roof of your house? If you are unable to do this yourself do you pay someone to do these inspections? Or do you wait until water is coming thru the hull of your boat or thru the roof of your house?
I’m interested to know how you determine that no damage is occurring to these areas, if you never check them.

If nothing else good comes from this thread, at least people may be more aware that “out of sight–out of mind” is not always the best policy.

Thank you for that post you made me feel better about not knowing how to check my hull! The water down here in Louisiana is not clear so there’s no way for me to look at the parts of the hull that are on the bunks without finding someone with a fork lift! Thank you again and God Bless! I want to see how that said person checks those spots

B-man wrote:

Dave, I don’t check other than just when regular washing on the trailer, but obviously the rollers/bunks block my view of what I’d really like to see.

I didn’t know if you got out the scuba gear every time you launched your boat and did a swim-around inspection?
That’s the thing we don’t have clear enough water to see the bottom of our boat so the go pro would work and for me to lift my boat I need a 50 hp tractor with a front end loader! I do t have that at my house I have to find someone who can pick it up for me to look under the bunks!

A Go-Pro on a long adjustable stick would probably do a decent job?

The gas tank I put in and I can take it out, the insulation was tacked to the inside of the hull so it really can’t be removed without really Messing it up

No sir I have never taken my 20 foot boat off the trailer except in the water and we do t have crystal clear water down here. And my boat weighs a lot for an aluminum boat

sorry for the duplicate posts my computer is acting up!

Which aluminum expoxy have you used? do you like it or which one do you recommend?

Which aluminum expoxy have you used? do you like it or which one do you recommend?

I cant find that forum can you post a link to It?

they have some pits that go all the way through what should I do with these?

I run it in both salt and fresh water and for the last three years when I run it in salt water when I get home I go and run it in fresh water for at least 15 minutes to clear all the salt out of the engine. When I bought this boat they didn’t have the salt water edition out so I could not buy that. my question is how can I fix it?

I only wish they would right now they’re saying no to everything