Bed liner on pond prowler okay

[rocket rich]

THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BASS PRO SHOP'S POND PROWLER TOLD ME THAT YOU CAN EFECTIVELY USE BED LINER TO RE NFORCE THE ABS . THE DOWN SIDE IS ADDED WEIGHT. HAS ANYONE TRIED IT?? COMMENTS PLEASE.

[NeonMoon]

I don't see how it could reinforce it, other than maybe blocking UV rays, but that's more protection than reinforcement. If you do, I wouldn't use black, it'd get awfully hot in the sun. Depending on the brand, you can get it in colors, I'd use a light color if I were going to do it. I don't see a lot of benefit in it, but that's just me.

[RetiredRR]

The lighter the color the cooler the surface will be in the heat of the day.
The weight would be minimal unless you were already toting too much weight.
The reinforcement factor would depend on the thickness of the application.
The cost would be in the neighborhood of $100.00 if you could find an accessory
vendor willing to take the risk of applying it to your satisfaction. I have a friend
that is in that business and I ask him if he would do something like that and he
said no, due to the fact he wouldn't take a chance of making a customer mad
at him, spread the word and seek monitary compensation. Of course, he is only one
in a hundred in the metroplex doing the bed liner thing. The other 99 might not
care what the customer thought of their work. I'd have to think hard about it.

[rocket rich]

The manufacturer says it's okay to do but to make sure they prep it good first and it will add weight how much weight no body will say??

[Spawn]

if you get any colors focus on a light brown or green. it wont add that much weight to it, they are fairly light

[rocket rich]

which brand of liner does anyone have good luck with

[NeonMoon]

The manufacturer says it's okay to do but to make sure they prep it good first and it will add weight how much weight no body will say??

Depending on how much you want to apply (I'm guessing just the inside?), just weigh a quart of it. I wouldn't think it'd weigh more than a few pounds.

[rocket rich]

no I want to coat the bottom and sides of the pontoons not the upper half. just to give it a little more stiffness ?? I'm not sure of the weight of a quart. I've used Rust olum liner on my trailer and it's sucks.

[RetiredRR]

If stiffness or rigidity is the issue, I would suggest you section the inside of the
kayak if it's a sot, purchase a few cans of foam and spray into the void area you
want to stiffen up. You will get boyancy (very light weight) stiffness, and not
change the exterior of your kayak. Cheaper, cleaner, lightest amount of weight
added and boyancy. I did this on one of my kayaks, let the foam expand and
harden for 3 days and put it in my neighbors pool. You could fill the inside of
the kayak and it would not sink. I'm about to do the same to my Wilderness
System Ride and make it unsinkable too. Sot kayaks are sinkable if it gets
filled with water. Foam solves that problem at minimal added weight, maybe
one or two pounds added max. Depends on how large an area is filled with foam.
Remember to allow for room for the foam to expand. If you give this option
any consideration, let me know. I've experimented enough to know a trick
or two I'll share.

[NeonMoon]

RRR- It's a Pond Prowler, not a Kayak

no I want to coat the bottom and sides of the pontoons not the upper half. just to give it a little more stiffness ?? I'm not sure of the weight of a quart. I've used Rust olum liner on my trailer and it's sucks.

I've used the Herculiner brand on a couple truck beds. Look at the local Home Improvement Centers (I think I got mine at Menards?). Been several years since I'd bought any, but it was around $75/gal then. I'd guess a gallon weighs around 10 pounds, but I bet there's a scale there you could weigh it on (in the paint department), you might ask them about tinting it too since it just comes in black (unless they've added colors since I've bought any).

I still think you'll be disapointed if you're expecting bed liner to add any rigidity to your boat. I would look into a low expanding foam like RRR mentioned, as long as it didn't absorb water.

Did a quick search, and it seems this may be better than Herculiner, and comes in colors:
http://www.monstaliner.com/forms/monstaliner_colors.htm