speckhunter

Not sure if here or general topics was appropriate so opt'd for here. I'd like to give the old 17' Polar Skiff a face lift. I have the new boat bug pretty bad but the skiff suits all my needs right now so I figure I'd just spruce her up a bit. I'm looking for opinions from everyone on whether to paint the hull or have it wrapped. Has anyone had a boat wrap done on here. If so what were the pros/cons. I think the main advantage would be you can change it out every cple years to get a new look. I'd also like to install a poling platform and casting deck. Any fabricators out there feel free to weigh in on a price for that? Look fwd to everyone's thoughts....

ycanti

get with tim over at breeze fabicators. his work is top notch.
hes a member here just do a member search

JoeZ

Wraps - good ones anyway - are about 2K. I don't know about changing it up every couple years at that price.

speckhunter

Thanks Joe Z hadn't looked into the price of a wrap just liked the look....now that I know that looks like a painted hull is the way to go....

fisheye48

this^^^^^^^

CootCommander

Also It'll be much easier to sell painted than wrapped if you ever decide to do so.

fisheye48

wrong! you can pull the wrap off and wax and looks like new or however it looked before wrap

CootCommander

Not if it needed to be repainted in the first place...if you cover a dingy boat with a wrap take a guess at what you get when you pull it off (not saying the op's boat is dingy)

fisheye48

correct but you said its easier to sell a boat thats painted than with a wrap.

CootCommander

And it is



That looks like a lot of work as opposed to just selling a boat in its original condition. Maybe I'm just missing something here???