Re: [bolger] foam hoam

You can buy a two part, mix and pour foam from Mertons(in MAIB) and do it in
partial pours until you get what you want. Clyde

Mike Stockstill wrote:

> Hi flotation fans!
>
> I am thinking about filling the Martha Jane Revision sponsons with
> spray in foam for buoyancy. Since I have not used that product
> before, I am open to advice, recommendations, warnings, and success
> stories.
>
> Foam Hoam.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mi
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
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Very tricky to do. Spray in too much, too soon and your boat will explode.
Hard to control expansion as it is affected by temperature. Small batches of
pour-in-place foam might be better, if you let the expansion finish before
pouring the next batch. Expensive and messy, though.

Paul W. Esterle
Capt'n Pauley Video Productions
423.989.3159
S/V Bryn Awel, Columbia 10.7
Bristol, Tenn. USA
http://www.captnpauley.bigstep.com
http://pages.preferred.com/~pesterle/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Stockstill" <mkstocks@...>
To: <bolger@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 4:45 PM
Subject: [bolger] foam hoam


> Hi flotation fans!
>
> I am thinking about filling the Martha Jane Revision sponsons with
> spray in foam for buoyancy. Since I have not used that product
> before, I am open to advice, recommendations, warnings, and success
> stories.
>
> Foam Hoam.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mi
>
>
>
>
> Bolger rules!!!
> - no cursing
> - stay on topic
> - use punctuation
> - add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
> - add some content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
>