Which bed liner?

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Bob9863

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I've decided to give bed liner a instead of etch primer and a two pack polyurethane this time.

I've narrowed it down to two easy to use and easy to find brands that have good reviews and strong resistant finishes.

They are Bully ruber liner https://www.carbuilders.com.au/bullyliner and Raptor bed liner https://www.raptorliner.com.au

The Bully comes pre coloured and the Raptor has to have tint added, but both can be be sprayed on with modified guns they supply.

I'm leaning towards the Bully in Camo green as a fishing and duck hunting boat.

But one other question that I'm not sure about and thats the bottom of the hull, would the texture of the bed liner affect the boats performance?
Logical it will have an affect due to increased friction, but would it be enough to notice in a little 11ft tinny with an 8hp outboard?
 
I had the same questions, posted it on Iboats.

The general consensus was that a rougher surface actually has less drag in the water. So you don't need to worry about that.
 
Thats good to know, I will just buy a heap and paint it all over, I won't even have to tape anything up.

I guess the next thing to work out is how much paint I will need, 4lt will do 9m square.
I will probably do 3 coats all over, so on an 11ft x 4ft x 2.5ft tinny, 8lt should cover all that with a little extra for any future touch ups.
 

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