Speedcoat
 

Has anyone ever found out what the best surface for the bottom of a boat is for speed? We used speedcoat on all our raceboats but did it really do anything?

Speedcoat did nothing for me either.

Has anything ever been proven to work? Or is good clean gel cote still the best?

What about golf ball dimples, anyone tried that?

i thought about that also but how do you get them on the bottom of the boat?????

peel the outer layer of about 10,000 golf balls and exopy them to the bottom of the hull. just messin

Buckshot......takes some practice to get the distance just right.

Teenage kids acne applied to the hull?

bottom paint?

surfactant injection from the trailing edge of the first step.....though you would leave a lot of bubbles in the wake....

Understand about trying to release as much surface tension to make a hull bottom faster. Waxing does the opposite as it creates more.

Golf ball dimples wonder how well or how much speed gains would take place as would'nt a hull bottom with a ton of blisters on it be the same idea.

Wonder if a hull bottom with blisters is a faster hull than with out to test some therories

Sand it down, sharp edges and a "rough" surface on the gelcoat is the fastest

If you read the directions on applying the speedcoat they actually specify how to leave a dimpled finish. Haven't been brave enough to try it.

Have noticed a few semis running hub caps on the trailer with the "golf ball" pattern.

I remember swimmers using a suit with a shark skin finish that held air bubbles. I haven't seen them used for awhile. So would a shark skin finish help?

Kiss kote works, usually pick up 2-3 mph depending on boat

Golf ball bottom was done by HTM. Don't think it worked out.

Do you mean orange peel?

Can't find it anywhere. Who sells it ?

Years past I have read about kiss - cote

www.kisspolymers.com

Martin Sanborn has talked about it over the years and said he has seen a 2 mph gain using kiss cote.

Thank you so much !

Another note: Does anyone know how important it is for the sides of the strakes to be straight on the rear steps of the hull ?( front to rear )

let us know if it works

The bottom of my Checkmate 2800SX Outboard was speed coated years ago..looks like a white semi flat paint coating on top of the gelcoat..

Thank you so much !

Another note: Does anyone know how important it is for the sides of the strakes to be straight on the rear steps of the hull ?( front to rear )

if they are not straight they will cause drag, the edges of the outer ones might be out of the water but not the inner ones.

thank you so much. I think if I straighten the streaks and try to get the same finish as what's up my k plans I'll be in business thanks again

I have some free ocean front property in Arizona.

will it make my boat faster?