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Re: Spray foam *Pic*
By:John Monfoe
Date: 9/28/2001, 6:05 am
In Response To: Re: Spray foam (Jon Limebrook)

Be careful with spray foam. I use Great Stuff spray foam on the bottom of my seat to conform to the haul shape. I coated it with epoxy and attached velcro to it. A couple of weeks later I lifted the seat out of the hull to check the foam and it had degraded out of shape from a reaction to the epoxy.

I fastened a couple of bouys in my bow and stern for my floation. Cheap. But probably not enough floatation for the average kayak. Mine is a special situation where I want my kayak to flood about halfway full and my side compartment floations act as pontoon and the boat becomes very safe and I can inter back into the boat from the side and not have to use a paddle float. My small bouy float are only there to give some stability at the ends. Just an idea.

John

Messages In This Thread

Spray foam
Christopher M. -- 9/27/2001, 3:42 pm
Re: Sinking feeling
Geo. Cushing -- 9/28/2001, 12:01 pm
Re: Spray foam
KenB -- 9/28/2001, 11:52 am
Re: Spray foam
Jon Limebrook -- 9/27/2001, 11:53 pm
Re: Spray foam *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 9/28/2001, 6:05 am