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Here is another pic of a RIB for LifeProof, silver polyethylene

Il send some pics Tuesday. We have 2 jobs in the shop right now from you guys for the Tacoma yard.

Also Life Proof does it a lot here's a pic of a recent one that was coated stem to stern top to bottom. Also we do their 10/18 Ribs.

https://www.lifeproofboats.com/23-25centerconsole

This one is intended primarily for anyone with general utility / commercial needs- could certainly be handy at a lodge or cabin as well. 12 degree deadrise, can be customized. Available as a kit or we build.

All good thoughts. I'd say the Tracker Boats and SafeBoats, who do powder coating right, are the answer for me, because they not only have the volume of boats, but the length of time theyve been doing it. Companies that big must take their coatings seriously.

this shows the color better, pearl candy mettalic sky blue. Powder coat of course.

another photo.

Any Tiger Drylac or Cardinal brand powder coat meets AAMA 2604 standards, which is a salt spray / south Florida UV exposure test. Zolatone doesnt meet AAMA 2604, I'm not familiar with other paints. Oh one more case in point. Did you know BMW and Tesla car bodies are powder coated? There is powder co...

The 16' specmar is now powder coated!
Like the color?

16' fresh out of powder coat

At the end of that video, you can see that even at 1,400 PSI of pull on the powder coat on the aluminum peice, it still doesnt come off.

Therein is the difference of sandblasting the substrate vs. chemical cleaning.

Like anything, powder coating is only as good as the prep work. Powder coating is basically micro ground particles of plastic, that you put in an oven and it melts. If you see powder coat peeling or flaking, it is simply because they didnt sandblast the substrate. Imagine bolting a peice of UHMW pla...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/hLA5SPu9zERH5G1E7
Here is a picture of an entire sandblast on a Specmar boat today.

Typically the cost for a single tone ( one color) inside and out costs $85 per boat foot, so an 18' skiff, for example would be $1,530.00. That cost is strictly a sandblast, duraprime, and topcoat. Repairs etc would happen after sandblast but before prime. A couple notes of import: 1. Its important ...

Kmorin, I'm referring mostly to hulls that have paint on them already- yes if its bare aluminum, no need to sandblast. In terms of powder coat- it depends which shops you talk to. In Seattle, powder coat is very definitely half and sometimes better than half, the cost of wet paint. In terms of water...

With today's aluminum pricing, we get so many people sticker shocked at the thought of a new boat. Some food for thought, your old hull may not be so bad. A good thorough sandblast, will reveal any corrosion or cracks. From here you have a totally workable surface to perform replacement welds or mod...

Commando 17, this is an aluminum chambered hull. Great for big water on a small budget.

Powder coating a 22' river jet

Hello everyone,

We've gotten a few requests from people wanting to list their trade ins on our website, so we've gone ahead and created a 'used boats' page. Feel free to add your own listings if anyone on here happens to have any workboats for sale.

https://www.workboatsnw.com/used-boats

Sorry been slammed and couldnt get pictures to upload properly. Here's a few pics. Fire any questions over. The white boat in the photo is a different boat we built for the Bella Catherine in AK, thought you all might like to see it. https://ibb.co/LrjjxPn https://ibb.co/4dkvCYs https://ibb.co/sQRd1...

Thank you for sharing Glen. Your dear father was an inspiration to many, and a man of unfeigned faith. I will never forget him.

Chaps, where are you located? We're building a 25' landing craft that needs bottom paint in a few weeks. Email me- ian@silverbackmarine.com

LifeProof or Safeboats? Both are still my favorite builders of all time of aluminum boats.

Honestly, I think NADA guides are not always the best rule of thumb. They are tailored more for hugely popular generic brands. Boats built specifically for the northwest environment are usually small companies, and comparing them to the run of the mill mass produced Lund, SmokerCraft, Bayliner, SeaR...

This is a great little workboat. This CUB skiff photo was taken at FIshermen's Terminal in Seattle and is available for sale.

Anyone needing some CNC plasma parts cut- our machine has excess capacity at the moment. Cuts fast and clean..