I have a 20 ft Sea Ark. when spider rigging into wind, chop on water makes a lot of noise. Thought about having just front of hull at and below water line sprayed with LineX truck bed liner. Anybody ever tried that?
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I have a 20 ft Sea Ark. when spider rigging into wind, chop on water makes a lot of noise. Thought about having just front of hull at and below water line sprayed with LineX truck bed liner. Anybody ever tried that?
They sell a device for making the bow quieter for fishing . Don't remember what it is called .
The Clarion-Ledger
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The silent stalker is the name of the tarp thing under the bow not clarion ledger,
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Wonder if you could apply automotive sound deadening to the inside? Sure works good on cars, not sure how it would hold up in a marine environment.
Anybody using the Silent Stalker on their aluminum boat? I can see it working especially when I’m on a moving river fishing or in a lake in a chop.
Main thing I hate about aluminum. Fiberglass is so much quieter
I have some bed liner I might try. Think it would still have a hollow sound.
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You find someone to spray it let me know...I was wanting to put a keel type guard on my tin boat with line x and closest place I found to me was deep Florida, over 15 hrs away, and they wanted to flip the boat over to do it then...
I am wondering how much weight it would add to the boat. Granted it most likely it would be a thin layer but with my Tracker I watch what I carry with me and weight distribution etc. Spraying a coat below the water line all over or just up front, would it void a manufacturers warranty if your boat is still under one? Just my 2 cents.
“Hi Folks! - Phil Swift here! How’s about spraying on some miracle rubber spray on the hull? Can’t hurt!”
Thanks for the feedback guys. I had seen the crappie stalker but the idea of hanging a tarp over bow seems like it would be a pain (wind flap, tarp freezing and heavy in cold weather, etc) but maybe they work. As far as sound deadener inside my hull, i cant do that. That nose part of the bow is not accessible from inside (welded enclosed). One of you asked what LineX location i talked to. It was in Murfreesboro, TN. One of you also asked about flipping the boat over if u wanted the entire bottom sprayed. If its a small boat, they flip them over. For larger ones, they typically use straps and lift with a fork truck. That aint happening with my SeaArk. Lol.
The silent stalker works really great for deadening sound.A friend has one and I really like it . He doesn't because he is worried that when he tries to get on plane the front won't rise high enough to keep it from catching water and ripping it off. To the best of my knowledge he has not tried to get on plane and go fast. He has it on a 240 seaark.
I have had experience with Line X, it will not fix your problem.
Stalker is cool , but pricey.
How much weight will the Line-X add? I would be concerned if you were doing the entire hull.
Would sheathing it with HDPE work?
Only thing about line-X I have seen is when used on the undercarriage of 4 wheel drive vehicles like a Jeep, there are places where it can eventually wear down and small places where it wore off. I can think of me going over submerged timber in my jon boat and maybe scuffing it smooth. Ya sucked me in with this thread to trying the Stalker out! :ThumbsUp
You wouldn’t want to do the whole bottom, just a couple inches below water line while sitting still and up. That where the noise comes from. A gallon of the truck bed coating is probably ten pounds. One gallon would do several boats. I have some from Harbor Freight and it’s really tuff. I wouldn’t mix it up either. All the grit is on the bottom. You’d want it to be smooth so there’s no drag. I’ve thought about doing this as a keel guard. I may do mine. It definitely won’t hurt.
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There are some pretty good do-it-yourself bed liner products. Some have no grit until you add it... I used POR brand under truck cab & underside of bed on a old truck I'm restoring.I used a roller to apply 2 thin coats, and laid out really smooth. Used this to be a texture coat,& for sound deadening. Only draw back to some is sunlight degrades them... I think it would work to deaden some noise... Maybe Lizard Skin would be a good product for this too? It's a ceramic based product. Have 1 for sound,& 1 for thermal insulation ... Just food for thought... Let us know how it turns out if you do decide to try something...
My buddy took some kind of expanding foam and filled all the space in his front / back decks, thinking the sound waves would not travel and bounce off the inner walls. It helped a lot but sadly its just the way it is with aluminum boats, you will never get it close to a glass boat.
The lineX guy where I had my bronco done said 1# per square foot. The LineX I pretty grainy. I would think it would hurt the top end.Quote:
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Just ordered a Silent Stalker off Roy. He had me measuring the hull in several places for a custom fit on my G3 1648 LW jon boat and I should have it in no more than couple of weeks. Mine ended up a Medium size so total cost including shipping is 289.99. Great to work with. They only offer the Silent Stalker in black and is fine by me. Will post pics when I get it.
Watched video , great idea. What did he say about , cranking up big motor and moving with stalker on ?
When I ordered mine yesterday, I was told, run with it on. I also asked can I leave it on running down the road 70 mph going to the lake and he said he wouldnt as it only takes a couple of minutes to put it on but some do leave it on. I would be afraid to loose my investment so I will put in at the launch and take it off after fishing.
What about loading and unloading? Looks like a steep ramp it would drag on bunk boards.
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I don’t have a problem loading and unloading. It’s 44” wide from front to back and will just have to see to answer your question loading and unloading.
Got the Silent Stalker and just finished installing it. It took about 2 hrs to install. Very well made so well that it’s bombproof. Bungie chord they give you is almost Half inch thick to hook it to the boat. Canvas is extra thick and double layered. Custom fit as the measurements they had me take made it a custom perfect fit for the jon boat. My 1648 took a medium size.