Bottom of Boat Polished??????

[Budman13]

I was wondering if it was standard practice by boat builders to not fully polish the bottom of the boat like the sides and deck. My new boat has a brilliant shine on the top but the bottom is dull. Anyone have an answer?

[Riverat84]

i did it once by crawling under the trailer and doing everything except for the bunks(of course) ill never do it again, not worth the time 4 me hehe....ill wait till i pull the engine someday then ill just flip it w/ some engine hoists i guess
Reid

[BrendellaJet]

speed coat it.

[Nucking futs]

The Ideal bottom would have dimples in it. :D
It almost set the tunnel boat jump record.
tunnel boat jump record........ (http://www2.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66146&highlight=dimples)
Its winter time again...

[DUCKY]

I think it's fairly common practice to make the bottom of the hull mold just smooth enough to pop out hulls, as shiny bottom = slow and no one ever looks down there anyways.

[Ken F]

Budman, that would be a no-no.
If anything, get under there with some sandpaper. It'll run faster.
The little "scratches" hold or trap little air bubbles, almost like running on little ball bearings.
I used to race Hobicat sailboats which is very competative. Each boat is exactly the same, no mods allowed. I went over the hulls on ours with some 400 wet/dry sandpaper. Next weekend we were way faster than everyone else.
Oftentimes the running surface on jetboats are "roughed up" with 80 grit on a grinder, then speedcoated.
Ken F