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Jack M

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On the orientation ride ,the dealership employee (has worked there for years ) that took us said that we had the first "wave shield" that he had opportunity to work with .Once on the water he could not believe how quiet and smooth it is with it .

Maynard G Krebs ,

Thank You for posting the wave shield video that was most convincing . Thanks to everyone else for your input during my order process .

It was a wise option choice .

I would recommend it for everyone .
 
Yeah, I may end up doing this on my RLi.

Even though I only have a 20hp (motor restricted lake), on rougher days, I can feel the "surge" of water hitting the rails.

I did video underway, and even on calm days, the water still sprays up against the rails (after about the first 6' or so).

I think it would even be worth it for the "noise canceling" effect too.
 
Only issue is, it will be an "in water" install as I don't have a trailer. I'll just anchor off shore at island, and use cordless tools. I think between the wife and I we can do it.

Even if I just do 1 panel a day so I don't get too aggravated.
 
Thanks for the shoutout jsfb6pts, glad it helped with your decision.

SEMPERFI8387 said:
Only issue is, it will be an "in water" install as I don't have a trailer. I'll just anchor off shore at island, and use cordless tools. I think between the wife and I we can do it.

Even if I just do 1 panel a day so I don't get too aggravated.
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You're a brave man! I was a truck driver for twenty years but still don't have enough cuss words in my vocabulary to try an in-the-water install.
 
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Yeah, I did my transducer cable with my boat on a nice hydraulic lift and I already decided any more upgrades requiring access to the underbelly would only happen in the off season. I can't imagine doing a wave shield in the water, but then again, Semper's car upgrading talent is easy to see and he's quick about it.
 
Yeah, I figure its what 5' wide x 2' long panel.

If I precut and pre drill the mounting holes all I'll have to do is drill the cross members and screw/rivet it on. I'll bring some quick clamps to help hold it.

You'd be amazed at what u can do by yourself.

I hung drywall on a ceiling by myself with no lift.

Just put spacer blocks to hold one side as I started screwing it up ..... Remember, I'm cheap !!!!

Wait till I build my car ramp / lift from wood.... Like this

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If you can build that ramp ,I am sure you can do the wave shield .
 
Even a 5'x2' panel of metal would be a little unwieldy if you were to do this in the water.

But you could get some old truck tire tubes (or the equivalent) and float your wave shield out under your boat.

Bring an air compressor and some more tubes, and once you get the shield under your boat, fill up more tubes (stack them) until they press the shield up against the bottom of your boat.

Ha ha ha. Remember, no pics, no happen.

I'd LOVE to see the pics of that one...
 
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If I lay on the tubes, and lay the panel on me and fill the tubes while I'm on them, I can press them up against ........ Ok, maybe not .....
 
I wish some of you guys would post a pic of your DIY wave shield. I'm getting ready to do mine. What did you use? How thick is the aluminum?
 
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I did the under skinning on our first pontoon 10 years ago. Wasn't hard. I used .063 5052 Aluminum and Stainless Steel screws. I'll have to look if I still have any pictures. One day project.

Brian
 
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