Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Re: Foam bulkheads may be dangerous
By:Nick Schade
Date: 12/7/1998, 9:34 am

> The Great Lakes Sea Kayaking group does not allow boats with foam
> bulkheads to be used in classes (rescue in particular). I believe that the
> problem is that if you do boat over bow types of rescues the foam does
> come loose when the water in the boat hits it.

It is not the foam that is dangerous, it is the adheasive, or the lack there of. Many manufacturers do not properly glue in the foam bulkheads. Silicone RTV is better than nothing, but 3M 5200 is better.

Messages In This Thread

Re: Foam bulkheads may be dangerous
Nick Schade -- 12/7/1998, 9:34 am