alex" <al.m_at_3web.net> asked: >I didn't notice any mention of the hull material, but would suspect that >this is important too. Are you guys talking of fiberglass or poly? How >about good adhesive for poly - not necessarily flexible? We were discussing composite boats, I think: FG with either epoxy or polyester/vinylester resin as part of the matrix. By "poly" I assume you mean polyethylene, as in rotomolded boats? I do not have a good answer for gluing bulkheads to polyethylene. Polyethylene does not take well to any adhesive I know of. In my experience, by horribly roughening the surface, contact cement works OK for minicell for padding, and 3M 3532 works OK for low-stress applications where the hull will not be flexed. I would guess if the bulkhead material is tight fitting, 3M 5200 or silicone sealer would be equally "good," but not very good. I have seen a handful of polyethylene boats with bulkheads separated from the hull ... probably because of rough handling in surf, or some other interaction that caused oilcanning. I'd be curious if others have solved this problem. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 11 2003 - 11:04:05 PDT
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