Re: [bolger] regarding foam and aluminum
In 1979 I build Bolgers Wolftrap a 30 ft aluminum Cat yawl. We sandblasted her inside and out, a horrible job but doable with a suit that has an outside air supply. We rented the suit from the same company we rented the air compressor from. We painted her with alodine as quickly as we could, working day and night over several days. We sprayed the inside with foam about one inch thick and then the boat was wooded out over top the foam for a warm and beautiful interior. I sold her about 1991 and talk with the present owner on rare occasions and have recently asked about the foam. He says it has held up well and none has peeled loose anyplace he can see. I don't remember what kind of foam we used but what ever it was I was warned that in case of fire it would produce poison gas.
Doug
Doug
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From: Eric OHiggins
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Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 12:57 AM
Subject: Re: [bolger] regarding foam and aluminum
Are you thinking of Arabol, the Bordon co steampipe
lagging compound based on milk? Didn't WoodenBoat do
an article or series about a nice boat built in
Seattle by the man who sailed with Miles and Beryl
Smeeton? The name has gone right out of my head,
sorry.
Eric
--- bruce couchman <squarebows@...> wrote:
> Thomas colvin wrote of his concern about the
> adhesion of sprayed foam
> to the aluminum in his Kung foo tze (I'm sure the
> name is not spelled
> this way). He mentioned observing the foam in refer
> truck trailers
> seperatiing from the skin. He found, I believe from
> Borden, a compound
> which provided the priming which allowed the foam to
> adhere to the
> aluminum. He wrote of its strong odor when applying.
> I don't know
> where I saw the article nor do I remember the name
> of the primer. If
> someone else remembers reading of this perhaps they
> can fill in the
> blanks.
>
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Are you thinking of Arabol, the Bordon co steampipe
lagging compound based on milk? Didn't WoodenBoat do
an article or series about a nice boat built in
Seattle by the man who sailed with Miles and Beryl
Smeeton? The name has gone right out of my head,
sorry.
Eric
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lagging compound based on milk? Didn't WoodenBoat do
an article or series about a nice boat built in
Seattle by the man who sailed with Miles and Beryl
Smeeton? The name has gone right out of my head,
sorry.
Eric
--- bruce couchman <squarebows@...> wrote:
> Thomas colvin wrote of his concern about the__________________________________________________
> adhesion of sprayed foam
> to the aluminum in his Kung foo tze (I'm sure the
> name is not spelled
> this way). He mentioned observing the foam in refer
> truck trailers
> seperatiing from the skin. He found, I believe from
> Borden, a compound
> which provided the priming which allowed the foam to
> adhere to the
> aluminum. He wrote of its strong odor when applying.
> I don't know
> where I saw the article nor do I remember the name
> of the primer. If
> someone else remembers reading of this perhaps they
> can fill in the
> blanks.
>
>
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - NO "GO AWAY SPAMMER!" posts!!! Please!
> - no cursing, flaming, trolling, spamming,
> respamming, or flogging dead horses
> - stay on topic, stay on thread, punctuate, no 'Ed,
> thanks, Fred' posts
> - Pls add your comments at the TOP, SIGN your posts,
> and snip away
> - Plans: Mr. Philip C. Bolger, P.O. Box 1209,
> Gloucester, MA, 01930, Fax: (978) 282-1349
> - Unsubscribe:bolger-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> - Open discussion:
>bolger_coffee_lounge-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "bruce couchman" <squarebows@...> wrote:
some bare aluminum to the foam contractor who applied the foam to the
bare mettal and shipped it back to Tom. Tom found that the foam
separated from the aluminum very easily. He then found a paint product
called "Swift's FOME-BOND #64 RTM" which he found satisfactory. One
thing to keep in mind is that "Kung Fu-tse" was launched in August of
1974. So I don't expect we'll find much FOME-BOND on the store shelf
these days.
Amos
>I read this in his book "Cruising As A Way of Life" page 108. Tom sent
> Thomas colvin wrote of his concern about the adhesion of sprayed foam
> to the aluminum in his Kung foo tze (I'm sure the name is not spelled
> this way). He mentioned observing the foam in refer truck trailers
> seperatiing from the skin. He found, I believe from Borden, a compound
> which provided the priming which allowed the foam to adhere to the
> aluminum. He wrote of its strong odor when applying. I don't know
> where I saw the article nor do I remember the name of the primer. If
> someone else remembers reading of this perhaps they can fill in the
> blanks.
>
some bare aluminum to the foam contractor who applied the foam to the
bare mettal and shipped it back to Tom. Tom found that the foam
separated from the aluminum very easily. He then found a paint product
called "Swift's FOME-BOND #64 RTM" which he found satisfactory. One
thing to keep in mind is that "Kung Fu-tse" was launched in August of
1974. So I don't expect we'll find much FOME-BOND on the store shelf
these days.
Amos
Thomas colvin wrote of his concern about the adhesion of sprayed foam
to the aluminum in his Kung foo tze (I'm sure the name is not spelled
this way). He mentioned observing the foam in refer truck trailers
seperatiing from the skin. He found, I believe from Borden, a compound
which provided the priming which allowed the foam to adhere to the
aluminum. He wrote of its strong odor when applying. I don't know
where I saw the article nor do I remember the name of the primer. If
someone else remembers reading of this perhaps they can fill in the
blanks.
to the aluminum in his Kung foo tze (I'm sure the name is not spelled
this way). He mentioned observing the foam in refer truck trailers
seperatiing from the skin. He found, I believe from Borden, a compound
which provided the priming which allowed the foam to adhere to the
aluminum. He wrote of its strong odor when applying. I don't know
where I saw the article nor do I remember the name of the primer. If
someone else remembers reading of this perhaps they can fill in the
blanks.