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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Another Tracker rebuild! ‘88 Bass Tracker
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<blockquote data-quote="Turd Ferguson" data-source="post: 463990" data-attributes="member: 24527"><p>Here’s a few pictures of the drainage mat I used. It’s made by a engineering company, can’t recall the name, but the product is called Hydroduct. There are many similar variations. Basically it’s a dimpled plastic sheet, felt lined on one side with a thin plastic sheet on the opposing side. The felt side is designed to prevent particles from entering the drainage channel so it cannot clog. </p><p></p><p>I placed the felt side against the hull and the plastic side up. There wasn’t any particular reasoning for this, just seemed like the water would flow best that way. My hopes are that water will only enter that area from either side of the floor, from the gunnel areas. The felt should keep any random particles and dirt from entering the drainage channel.</p><p></p><p>Here’s a crossection view of it. You can see the little cone shaped dimples and the felt lining on the bottom. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]101089[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>One edge of the mat has a tag section of felt. I used this to wrap the leading edge that was placed towards the gunnel. This should act as a barrier so only water can enter the mat.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]101090[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And here is the topside, you can see the plastic sheeting that is stitched onto the mat. It’s not a great covering, so if there’s a chance of water hitting the top I would recommend adding another layer of plastic. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]101091[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Turd Ferguson, post: 463990, member: 24527"] Here’s a few pictures of the drainage mat I used. It’s made by a engineering company, can’t recall the name, but the product is called Hydroduct. There are many similar variations. Basically it’s a dimpled plastic sheet, felt lined on one side with a thin plastic sheet on the opposing side. The felt side is designed to prevent particles from entering the drainage channel so it cannot clog. I placed the felt side against the hull and the plastic side up. There wasn’t any particular reasoning for this, just seemed like the water would flow best that way. My hopes are that water will only enter that area from either side of the floor, from the gunnel areas. The felt should keep any random particles and dirt from entering the drainage channel. Here’s a crossection view of it. You can see the little cone shaped dimples and the felt lining on the bottom. [ATTACH type="full" alt="E8A78046-5954-449A-AA78-59A2C3D2F7A5.jpeg"]101089._xfImport[/ATTACH] One edge of the mat has a tag section of felt. I used this to wrap the leading edge that was placed towards the gunnel. This should act as a barrier so only water can enter the mat. [ATTACH type="full" alt="297CC5BA-BC1A-4E26-8630-DA2016E96DF7.jpeg"]101090._xfImport[/ATTACH] And here is the topside, you can see the plastic sheeting that is stitched onto the mat. It’s not a great covering, so if there’s a chance of water hitting the top I would recommend adding another layer of plastic. [ATTACH type="full" alt="2F12FACD-403C-40A5-B612-EF39B29629FA.jpeg"]101091._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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