Other Wanna run an idea past you guys/gals...

alberta guy

alberta guy

Location
edmonton
So I still have way to much time to think of stuff ideas ect. So here is my latest one. Since you can get rubber in rolls 1/16" thick in whatever width you need. Why not glue down with contact cement a piece that goes down the middle of the bottom of the hull. Then for people like me that haul skis in the back of a truck beach them ect aren't destroying that part of the hull. Yes? No? Contact cement to hold it down?
 
dta

dta

Site Supporter
Location
land of entaxment
There's a product called "keel guard" for boats. Similar concept, so I think you're idea would work. Their website has install instructions. Personally, I don't mind the scratches.
 
mthomps

mthomps

Location
Cleveland
Pumps take on way more :):):):) than the chance of it coming off so why not? I don't see the point but then again I hull my ski on a flatbed...lol.
 
hink320

hink320

Location
sask, canada
I would be worried about 6' of rubber getting jammed inside the pump, I think that would be a lot of stress on the entire driveline. I wouldn't do it but that's just me. I haul my ski on bunks in an enclosed trailer and always have it on a beach cart.
 
kevbo

kevbo

Location
dfw
alberta guy said:
So I still have way to much time to think of stuff ideas ect. So here is my latest one. Since you can get rubber in rolls 1/16" thick in whatever width you need. Why not glue down with contact cement a piece that goes down the middle of the bottom of the hull. Then for people like me that haul skis in the back of a truck beach them ect aren't destroying that part of the hull. Yes? No? Contact cement to hold it down?
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I would use HDPE if the bottom was getting serious damage. For mild scratching and scuffing I would just roll on a thick coat of polyurethane paint every season.
 
jetpilot808

jetpilot808

Location
USA
I've seen roller wheels attached to the end of the tailgate before, permanentaly. Or you could just take the ski to a shop and get a spray on bedliner on the bottom. ??????
 
baxt3r

baxt3r

BBQ
Location
Charlotte, NC
Why not just hit up the Army Navy Surplus store for an old blanket and use that in the bed? I do when I haul my ski in the bed. Works well and can also be used to dry off if you forget your towel.
 
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Turbosauce74

alberta guy said:
So I still have way to much time to think of stuff ideas ect. So here is my latest one. Since you can get rubber in rolls 1/16" thick in whatever width you need. Why not glue down with contact cement a piece that goes down the middle of the bottom of the hull. Then for people like me that haul skis in the back of a truck beach them ect aren't destroying that part of the hull. Yes? No? Contact cement to hold it down?
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Terrible idea. It will mess with the handling and eventually rip off. Contact cement won't hold it on for more than a few minutes. Just get a chunk of carpet. Put it in the bed of your truck and on the beach. Way easier and smarter.

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Pro-pulsion

Pro-pulsion

Location
Ontario, Canada
It would be neat if there was a way to establish a quick remove/install system that would allow and form fit an 18" wide strip of crazy carpet to the bottom. Rubber on the bottom in a truck bed, have fun trying to haul it out of there. That thing would stay put like it was glued in the box =)
 
eastcoastjumper

eastcoastjumper

James
Site Supporter
Location
Long Island
i had the rubber piece of the impeller nose cone split in half and go into my pump. it got stuck between the wear ring and blade edge. man that was a pain getting out while floating in the bay
 
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