Sanded Vs Polished Bottom?
05-02-2005, 10:24 PM
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Sanded Vs Polished Bottom?
Im Sure This Has Been Discussed Before But Which Makes For A Faster Bottom- A Sanded Surface Or Polished. If You Think Sanded Is Faster What Grit Of Paper Would You Finish With? Anyone Have Any Facts To Back Up Their Choice?
05-03-2005, 04:05 PM
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Re: Sanded Vs Polished Bottom?
when we blue printed the bottom of all the batboats last year we just left them sanded top 220. i have no real proof but in my mind they were faster 
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05-03-2005, 10:30 PM
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Re: Sanded Vs Polished Bottom?
When I pit crewed on a Wester Fomula Light Team(little 14ft tunnels that do about 80 with a 45HP outboard) we Painted are bottoms with speed coat(I know that line is just asking for it 
) I don't have any proof either but we THINK it was faster. It's so hard to tell with those light little tunnels cuase the slightest diffrence in water conditions make a big difffence in a boat that weight 750Lbs with the dirver. the speed coat we used was called dry set graphite lube and had a metalic flat gre color when dry, it comes in a quart can or a rattle can. The quart only covers about 20 SQFT so buy plenty and 3 cans covers about the same as a quart. Also make sure you mix the stuff well and I mean real well before you srpay it.
) I don't have any proof either but we THINK it was faster. It's so hard to tell with those light little tunnels cuase the slightest diffrence in water conditions make a big difffence in a boat that weight 750Lbs with the dirver. the speed coat we used was called dry set graphite lube and had a metalic flat gre color when dry, it comes in a quart can or a rattle can. The quart only covers about 20 SQFT so buy plenty and 3 cans covers about the same as a quart. Also make sure you mix the stuff well and I mean real well before you srpay it.
05-05-2005, 09:12 PM
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Re: Sanded Vs Polished Bottom?
Originally Posted by Back4More
Thats right...Give away all the Fountain speed secrets. 
05-06-2005, 09:36 AM
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