Cloudrnnr
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Feb 13, 2014
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- 156
I've sold myself out of Starcrafts at the moment, but I am sticking with tin. Working on a remodel on a Polarkraft Bass America and wanted to run a couple of questions past the Tin Gurus (that would be the Starmada). First, as I am drilling out rivets to deconstruct the interior for new carpet/vinyl/something else (more on that later), I'm finding something I didn't expect. The blind rivets are aluminum heads and bodies, but the body/shank is coated with some kind of plastic. I'm not familiar with these, and I'm not finding them readily in online catalogs. Anyone know what they are and where to get them?
Let's talk floor coverings. Currently the entire boat is covered in carpet, bass boat style. It isn't bad, but does hold pike slime just a bit. I would prefer to coat the interior with something like Durabak, then use something like Seadek pads for the walking areas. My biggest problem is how to get the hatches for 4 storage areas and two livewells to fit reasonably again without a carpet to carpet "seal". Any thoughts on a gasket or material to close up the gaps from removing the carpet?
Last one--the Bass America is a welded boat and fairly thick on the hull. The PO, however, ran the trailer without guides and didn't keep the padding up on the fenders. He also apparently power loaded by Braille. As a result, there are some fairly deep, non-structural gouges along the sides. I'd like to fill them when I repaint the exterior, so the question is, will a metal body filler hold up?
Thanks--totally not Starcraft related, but I figured y'all would know better than anyone else.
Let's talk floor coverings. Currently the entire boat is covered in carpet, bass boat style. It isn't bad, but does hold pike slime just a bit. I would prefer to coat the interior with something like Durabak, then use something like Seadek pads for the walking areas. My biggest problem is how to get the hatches for 4 storage areas and two livewells to fit reasonably again without a carpet to carpet "seal". Any thoughts on a gasket or material to close up the gaps from removing the carpet?
Last one--the Bass America is a welded boat and fairly thick on the hull. The PO, however, ran the trailer without guides and didn't keep the padding up on the fenders. He also apparently power loaded by Braille. As a result, there are some fairly deep, non-structural gouges along the sides. I'd like to fill them when I repaint the exterior, so the question is, will a metal body filler hold up?
Thanks--totally not Starcraft related, but I figured y'all would know better than anyone else.