Vinyl wrapping the hull of a small boat - A long term view

This video sees sailing yacht 'Confidence' get a complete hull wrap. Vinyl wrapping, is the application of a self-adhesive Multi-layered, high performance cast PVC film. We used Oracal 970 Rapidair.
The video was filmed over the period of a year, so we can see how the vinyl wrap fares under normal boating. We add vinyl lettering, customised logos, and have some damage repaired.
00:00 Rap: Wrap ma boat
00:34 The reasons why
01:29 Vinyl wrapping: The process.
03:37 Collision and damage
05:16 Repairs
06:41 Adding logos and other decals
07:10 A year on
09:02 Conclusion: Has it been worth it?
Music: Copyright @ "Rap Ma Boat" by J.P Bizzle 2023. Any illegal reproduction of this content would be laughable and likely result in immediate hysterics.

[@multa765]

Thank you for this useful, warts-and-all film on wrapping a boat, it's the best on KZbin.

[@confidencesailing]

Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching

[@flytoday]

Wrap it the same colour as original and you can live with the scrapes

[@confidencesailing]

Excellent suggestion 👍

[@YTMegiddo]

I was thinking of the same the other day. The boat I’m thinking is white and was wondering about a white wrap. I do love the look of a blue boat.

[@confidencesailing]

@YTMegiddo if you are buying a boat with a hull in tip top condition, you could wrap it, knock it about for few years leave it in the sun etc. Then remove the wrap when you sell it and voila... You're selling a boat with a hull in tip top condition. The wrap guys told me they wrap a lot of brand new boats for that very reason.

[@multa765]

I think this is essential since the stuff is so fragile.

[@GMCRaptor]

Good vid, the repairs on the scrapes should of filled the void with extra film cut out uniform repairs not odd shaped patches , it would of been much less visible. No wrap will survive under the waterline permanently. Thanks for the insight

[@N-M362]

The vinyl does look great, but I think the inevitability of bumps, scrapes and prangs would put me off. I think I'd have stuck with the faded original paint, and considered that a part of its character!

[@confidencesailing]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. But I have to agree 👍

[@corvavw6447]

Epoxy is toch beter,zeker bij reparatie.

[@br5498]

3m knife tape makes for much better repairs.

[@confidencesailing]

That's good to know. Thanks 👍

[@vandalorian8777]

The title of this video should have been, “How to waste £2,500 in 2 days.

[@confidencesailing]

Imagine the comments about clickbait though. 🤣🤣🤣

[@physiolympha]

The truth is that the supplier is correct, the vinyl is for above water line only. It seems that even though the factory water line is indeed there, if loading the boat and time, the boat sinks slightly further, the waterline should be corrected :) In my opinion I would have polished and detailed the current paint, you will be surprised with how it can be restored

[@confidencesailing]

Had the hull Polished and detailed twice by professionals and did it myself twice. It did work, but didn't last more than a month before returning to a poor condition