brokentippet Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Had a buddy of mine smash my new hyde into some rocks today.took two dollar size chunks out of my chine right down to the fiberglass. Hyde told me I could just find someone locally to do it. Wondering if anyone has had any repairs done to there boat here in Calgary. And where I could take my boat Thanks Quote
brokentippet Posted April 22, 2015 Author Posted April 22, 2015 He told me could row. Apparently he was stretching the truth 1 Quote
bcubed Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Battle scars. Personally, and I know it's a new boat, but hold off till the end of the season. Guaranteed you'll smack a bit more gel coat and fiberglass off with how low the water is likely going to be this year. 2 Quote
SanJuanWorm Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Have it wrapped if it's just cosmetic. I know a stellar guy. Quote
angler Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 I did a few nicks I got on my Hyde on the Bella Coola a few years ago. I just bought 3M marine body filler - on the guys at hyde's suggetion. The version I bought ended up pale blue in colour after it cured fully. Not sure if there is a version with a white hardener. I never did get around to the final step of polishing and painting. The blue dots were daily reminders to take a tad more care approaching shore. Since sold the boat but still see it around town - dots and all. Quote
Tungsten Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Polyester resin isn't 100% water proof, over time it will absorb water.The gelcoat is what makes it water and UV proof.So my suggestion get yourself a can of gelcoat (waxed) so you can touch it up.IPP in town here carries it.If its really deep then Ipp also has poly resin that you can mix a filler into before the gelcoat. Another option is epoxy but you'll have to paint to match color as gelcoat doesn't stick to epoxy very well. Quote
bigfry Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 hey sanjuanworm I tried to pm you but you couldn't receive any pm's very interested about your buddy who wraps boats. please give me more info. thanks Quote
screaminreel Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 I have used epoxy and wood flour in the past for deep gouges. It dries in a day and you can sand it smooth and just touch up with paint. As Tungsten says, gelcoat may not stick well to epoxy but it is a river boat and you're bound to get more dings and scrapes down the road. Quote
Tungsten Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Ya epoxy is probably the better choice,it has a much longer shelf life, can be mixed with a varity of fillers to change the color and will get a much better bond to the poly resin. Quote
fishyfish Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 I would go with epoxy. easy to mix in fillers to get the stiffness you want for moulding into shape on the boat without "droop". Paint over for UV protection. Quote
brokentippet Posted May 14, 2015 Author Posted May 14, 2015 Got my boat fixed at fib-r-fix in airdrie. Fantastic work. Professional service and the boat looks like new. Quote
bcubed Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 How much it run? Mine could use a bit (ie a lot) of a tune up Quote
brokentippet Posted May 14, 2015 Author Posted May 14, 2015 Just shy of 600 for both repairs. Not the cheapest labour but totally worth it. The boat looks great Quote
BigFoamy Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Just shy of 600 for both repairs. Not the cheapest labour but totally worth it. The boat looks great I never rowed before but, really want to learn. I swear I wont hit any rocks just jokes! Quote
petti Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 Im picking up my new Hyde next week... glad i read this! Quote
searunbows Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Im with Mayfly on this one lol, I one day would love to own my own drift boat and this thread is very informative. Quote
cgyguy Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 For anyone buying a Drift Boat, remember, if you want to fish too, make sure you have seasoned rowers along with you! If not, you will not enjoy them learning to row on your boat, it drove me nuts, so much so that i would kick them out of the rowers seat and row myself. Cheaper that running into rocks, etc. If you don't know how to row, get someone to teach you or watch and learn. There is also lots on the internet on how to row a drift boat. It is not really hard to do, but does take time, concentration, and lots of knowledge of river flows, where to position your boat, and how to get out of trouble before it becomes an accident. Good luck if you are learning, everyone that rows now had to go through it! 1 Quote
bigfry Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 buy a pontoon first and practice on that first. get comfortable with that and you'll get the basics of learning a drift boat. had a buddy out this weekend on the boat who never rowed a drift boat before but he does own a pontoon and he gets out quite a bit. He picked it up quite quick and basically earned himself a spot on the boat. on the other had a few weeks ago had another buddy out who never rowed before or been on a pontoon and ya long story short is he will only be invited when absolutely necessary. and he will only be rowing though the slow stretches Quote
hopdrop Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 I always tell new guys if they stop moving, they're doing it wrong - running the sticks doesn't mean it's sandwich time. Most new guys over correct, lots of small strokes (that's what she said) and save the big deep ones for bank switches. They also always get the back - because they're new and because they can watch. You can teach side slipping, but you can't teach effort. No effort = no invites. Quote
bowbonehead Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 I think the biggest thing the new rower does not understand is that a takes 3 or 4 strokes to get the boat moving so in essence as far as work is involved "more is less" the other one they usually miss is aligning the boat with the current fall-line.... when they get out of alignment the boat ferries across the current (jon boat even more) and all of a sudden they are mid-river or worse on the bank.... I guess this is why all the guys I tend to fish with all own boats themselves because when it gets down to it you catch way more fish from a properly rowed boat Quote
SilverDoctor Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 The biggest problem a beginner faces is that they're thinking fly fishing instead of watching and working their position in the river. 2 Quote
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