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Re: Closed Cell Foam Buying Location?
By:David Blodgett
Date: 5/20/2000, 8:41 pm
In Response To: Closed Cell Foam Buying Location? (Brion)

: I was at the Eddyline kayak store in Anacortes, WA today and saw that they
: are using closed cell foam for their bulkheads. I'm building a Pygmy
: Osprey Std and thought this would be easier to work with than the wood
: bulkheads.

: Does anyone know where I order this type of foam? There's also a special type
: of glue that you use to attach it, same question about where I might order
: that? Lastly, has anyone done this? It just doesn't seem that it would be
: as watertight as a glassed wooden bulkhead.

: Thanks in advance,

: Brion

acctually it willl be water tight enough... a neoprene skirt leaks more then any bulkhead... you can order the stuff from joh r sweets... www.johnrsweet.com just cut it a little big... nd push it in there really hard... then put a little sealant around the outside. it will be sealled good enouh.

Messages In This Thread

Closed Cell Foam Buying Location?
Brion -- 5/20/2000, 7:59 pm
Re: Closed Cell Foam Buying Location?
david -- 5/21/2000, 3:10 pm
Re: Closed Cell Foam Buying Location?
lee -- 5/20/2000, 9:57 pm
Re: Closed Cell Foam Buying Location?
Tig and Tink -- 5/21/2000, 2:54 pm
Re: glass
lee -- 5/21/2000, 6:57 pm
Re: glass
Larry Thompson -- 5/22/2000, 12:21 pm
Re: glass
lee -- 5/22/2000, 10:19 pm
Re: Closed Cell Foam Buying Location?
David Blodgett -- 5/20/2000, 8:41 pm