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lightpants · #1 Post by **lightpants** » Fri May 24, 2013 2:51 pm

A 97 Fisher Freedom 240 with Permadeck flooring! First thing is replacing the carpet with vinyl. So I started removing everything, now it looks like this.

My question is: Does anyone have any recommendations for the adhesive I should use for the vinyl? I see glue for wood decks and glue for aluminium decks, but none for the plastic that is on my boat. I am guessing the aluminium glue would be the closest, but I thought I would ask before I order it.

Thanks guys, I will keep you updated on my progress.

Jim

#2 Post by **badmoonrising** » Fri May 24, 2013 3:08 pm

Jim is that the Fisher that was on Lancaster Craigslist without the motor ? I was considering that one until I found a few Trackers nearby. One is in Havre DeGrace.

As for the vinyl adhesive, not sure as my Starcraft rebuild had wood decking.

lightpants · #3 Post by **lightpants** » Fri May 24, 2013 4:14 pm

badmoonrising wrote:Jim is that the Fisher that was on Lancaster Craigslist without the motor ? I was considering that one until I found a few Trackers nearby. One is in Havre DeGrace.

As for the vinyl adhesive, not sure as my Starcraft rebuild had wood decking.

Yes, it is the one from craigslist. I had to wait him out for over a month until he lowered his price to something a bit more reasonable. It is a 1 owner boat with only a few trips to blue marsh lake every year. When I noticed it had the permideck on it, my interest went up! Now All I have to do is find the right glue and get her ready for the water.

evinrude2stroke · #4 Post by **evinrude2stroke** » Fri May 24, 2013 4:20 pm

I saw this while perusing the Overtons website. This manufacturer states different glue for wood, aluminum & fiberglass. Not sure if this can help you or not but the video of the application was interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 4cCSP0kxJg

lightpants · #5 Post by **lightpants** » Fri May 24, 2013 4:44 pm

Well, I guess I need some solvent based adhesive.
Anyone need 2 gallons of water based adhesive I just ordered from PontoonStuff.com?

#6 Post by **badmoonrising** » Fri May 24, 2013 5:46 pm

Yeah Jim I have a bunch of 'toons I'm watching. Some guys start out at NADA then lower to more realistic prices. Watch a 2011 24 ft Tracker now...

My PC went to Canada for above NADA after I got a bunch of low ballers here.

Drago · #7 Post by **Drago** » Fri May 24, 2013 8:48 pm

These guys make a full line of adhesives for plastic materials.
http://www.reltekllc.com/index.html

lightpants · #8 Post by **lightpants** » Sat May 25, 2013 12:49 am

Drago wrote:These guys make a full line of adhesives for plastic materials.
http://www.reltekllc.com/index.html

Wow, yes they do! I will have to get a friend in the engineering field to decipher their info for me though. I don't see a section for "What glue do I use for gluing my pontoon vinyl to a plastic floor"

It is all chemical mumbo-jumbo to me!

I found this stuff:
https://secure.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi

Overton's Indoor/Outdoor Do-It-Yourself Carpet Adhesive
$39.99/ gallon
for use on marine-grade plywood, fiberglass, aluminum

tuned · #9 Post by **tuned** » Sat May 25, 2013 1:28 am

Buy a gallo for vinyl and a gallon for aluminum and mix them up in that fancy blender of yours

#10 Post by **badmoonrising** » Sat May 25, 2013 8:24 am

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