XLV Ghetto Gate

[slipperyrockTKE300]

Joe - you may want to try painting a scrap piece of hdpe before the actual gate - be real interesting to see how paint sticks to that stuff.

I'm looking forward to seeing yours installed. Since I have the stock platform, think I'm gonna be copying your design.

[jmvotto]

I did just that and sprayed it with a hose, so far so good on the paint. Rust oleum universal any surface gloss black.

http://www.rustoleum.com/en/product-...at-spray-paint

[jmvotto]

I did just that and sprayed it with a hose, so far so good on the paint. Rust oleum universal any surface gloss black.

http://www.rustoleum.com/en/product-...at-spray-paint

[trayson]

hopefully it doesn't end up looking like my buddy's girlfriend's mascara when we were teaching her how to surf!

[jmvotto]

It did not run under the hose,

Maybe I will test it put in the dishwasher... Lol

[jmvotto]

Ran the scrap piece painted through the dish washer and it held up fine

[mnpracing]

Pics of it together, hoping to try it next weekend. Russ, thanks for the idea!

Sanded the edges and glued down rubber weather stripping to protect boat.

Did you modify from your original version...these two sets of pics look really different?

[trayson]

Ran the scrap piece painted through the dish washer and it held up fine

Did you modify from your original version...these two sets of pics look really different?

I think the painted one is a scrap piece of HDPE that he did a paint test on.

[jmvotto]

I think the painted one is a scrap piece of HDPE that he did a paint test on.

Trayson is correct, that was the cut off scrap painted for a test

[csm]

Boonejeepin - What speed are you running, and is it faster than what you run listing? I haven't had much time to experiment on my '13 LSV, but so far, I haven't gotten a great wake with my gate. I'm running hard tank and IBS full, 1100 port full, and 650 starboard full... I have tried anywhere from 10mph to 10.7 mph, and it's just very washy.