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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
My 10' Gamefisher build/work in progress.
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<blockquote data-quote="Mizzie" data-source="post: 291934" data-attributes="member: 3140"><p>Thanks for the comments! and yea mine moved alone very nicely with just the 2.2hp so I can only imagine the 6hp... Might have to break out the wakeboard! haha just kidding.</p><p></p><p>About the shrink wrap, I go to college for Marine Service Technician certification so I just brought it in and shrink wrapped it using the schools supplies. You can buy it yourself in rolls but would need a high heat propane torch or a ryepac gun (not like the ones you'd use around the house to shrink wire tubing or anything haha these things are pricey!) It's also very easy to blow a hole through the material if you're not familiar with it. This came out great because I've done several of them, my first few boats I did weren't wrapped so pretty. :LOL2: </p><p></p><p>You can get your boat professionally wrapped at a marina/dealership etc for between $5-10 per foot (the normal price is usually around $7 per foot around here). It's more pricey than using a tarp but looks better, vents better and Reusable if you just cut the bands, and a slice down the back you can simply roll it off, take the frame apart and reuse it all next winter just retie the bands and tape up the slit. On larger boats you usually just get new shrink wrap every year but on such a small boat it's easy to roll and fold away the wrap for the summer.</p><p></p><p>If you have a Marine Tech school near you call them up, they usually do it for free or very cheap as part of training for the students, I'd call soon because right now is when they would be going over winterizing and shrink wrapping.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks again for the kind words! Makes me happy to know I saved this boat from the scrap yard.</p><p></p><p>-Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mizzie, post: 291934, member: 3140"] Thanks for the comments! and yea mine moved alone very nicely with just the 2.2hp so I can only imagine the 6hp... Might have to break out the wakeboard! haha just kidding. About the shrink wrap, I go to college for Marine Service Technician certification so I just brought it in and shrink wrapped it using the schools supplies. You can buy it yourself in rolls but would need a high heat propane torch or a ryepac gun (not like the ones you'd use around the house to shrink wire tubing or anything haha these things are pricey!) It's also very easy to blow a hole through the material if you're not familiar with it. This came out great because I've done several of them, my first few boats I did weren't wrapped so pretty. :LOL2: You can get your boat professionally wrapped at a marina/dealership etc for between $5-10 per foot (the normal price is usually around $7 per foot around here). It's more pricey than using a tarp but looks better, vents better and Reusable if you just cut the bands, and a slice down the back you can simply roll it off, take the frame apart and reuse it all next winter just retie the bands and tape up the slit. On larger boats you usually just get new shrink wrap every year but on such a small boat it's easy to roll and fold away the wrap for the summer. If you have a Marine Tech school near you call them up, they usually do it for free or very cheap as part of training for the students, I'd call soon because right now is when they would be going over winterizing and shrink wrapping. Thanks again for the kind words! Makes me happy to know I saved this boat from the scrap yard. -Mike [/QUOTE]
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