Reply With QuoteI'm not sure how to tell them apart - does it matter much?
is it vinyl or urethane?
Is there an easy way to tell a vinyl bladder from urethane?
I'm trying to figure out what I have:
It feels quite pliable, but I don't have much to compare it with.
I'm not sure how to tell them apart - does it matter much?
You have an Outcast boat. Go to their website aqnd I am pretty sure you will find that Outcast uses vinyl for their bladders. As btree says tho', what difference does it make? http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin...gi?post=434126
If your outer skin is in good shape, that will take all the pressure and your bladder will just hold the air (at around 2-3 psi). The weight difference is negligible as well.
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The reason I'm interested is I'm trying to figure out exactly what boat I have. It seems to have the characteristics of a PAC 800 moreso than the Discovery, going by what I've been able to find online.... obviously info gets a little hazier to find when you're dealing with a 4 year old boat.
Discoverys use vinyl, PACs have urethane. So the only reason it matters is it would tell me what I have - nothing more.
My thoughts are that vinyl is cheaper and is sufficient for tubes and toons.
I guess urethane is more expensive and somewhat more durable from a marketing / sales point of view .
knotnot
"Fishing is much more than fish. Fishing is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers." - Herbert Hoover
Discoverys have 1 bladder per pontoon, PACs have 2 (and 2 valves per pontoon) if memory serves.Originally Posted by bj70_guy
Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley. ~Author Unknown
I believe at least the 800 and 900 have 1 per, unless I'm reading their website wrong.
Yeah, I just checked their site. Looks like the 1100 is the only 2 bladder boat. My bad!!:doh:
Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley. ~Author Unknown
Curiosity got the better of me today. I took my laptop out to Sea Run and asked one of the guys working there if he could ID a 4 year old boat. He said sure, so I showed him a few pics. He said it's not a Discovery, it's a PAC boat for sure.
Apparently I have lucked out...
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