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Re: drift boat size?
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2014, 06:41:03 PM »
When you talk to Willie Boats, they will custom make it (all their boats are "custom").  Ask them for the Sam Windle Rocker.  The Forks boats, at least the people I know, have that rocker.  My willie has that rocker.  Its a little more rocker and the flare is a little larger than a "stock" willie.  Get the UMWH bottom.  I may drag my boat down just for that bottom.

There process is a proprietary bonding process but I know 2 things:

1. What they described is state of the art.  I should know, this is my forte as a researcher in adhesive bonding.
2. The guides I know that have had this done have yet had a failed bottom or bond.


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Re: drift boat size?
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2014, 06:52:18 PM »
I know a guide up there that had a piece of UHMW come loose in the front of his boat and it catapulted his boat  :yike:


 

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Re: drift boat size?
« Reply #17 on: October 29, 2014, 07:15:20 AM »
When you talk to Willie Boats, they will custom make it (all their boats are "custom").  Ask them for the Sam Windle Rocker.  The Forks boats, at least the people I know, have that rocker.  My willie has that rocker.  Its a little more rocker and the flare is a little larger than a "stock" willie.  Get the UMWH bottom.  I may drag my boat down just for that bottom.

There process is a proprietary bonding process but I know 2 things:

1. What they described is state of the art.  I should know, this is my forte as a researcher in adhesive bonding.
2. The guides I know that have had this done have yet had a failed bottom or bond.

The Rocker... Can you get the flat level floors with The Rocker? 
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Re: drift boat size?
« Reply #18 on: October 29, 2014, 08:57:09 AM »
When you talk to Willie Boats, they will custom make it (all their boats are "custom").  Ask them for the Sam Windle Rocker.  The Forks boats, at least the people I know, have that rocker.  My willie has that rocker.  Its a little more rocker and the flare is a little larger than a "stock" willie.  Get the UMWH bottom.  I may drag my boat down just for that bottom.

There process is a proprietary bonding process but I know 2 things:

1. What they described is state of the art.  I should know, this is my forte as a researcher in adhesive bonding.
2. The guides I know that have had this done have yet had a failed bottom or bond.

My boat had the Uhmw but it was plug welded to the bottom with many, many tapered aluminum washers. Not bonded with adhesive. It was slick as snot!

 


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