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Re: Plastic Boats Bulkheads
By:Ian Johnston
Date: 10/4/1999, 8:44 pm
In Response To: Plastic Boats Bulkheads (Mike Scarborough)

> Plastic boats frequently have foam bulkheads glued in. But it's hard for
> even the manufacturers to keep those joints watertight over time. The
> plastic is hard to glue to and it flexes a lot. Still, a foam bulkhead is
> better than no bulkhead at all.

I know everyone has heard this before, but you would have excellent results glueing bulkheads into plastic boats using urethane adhesives. Very fast, very simple and very very strong.

They are a little more expensive, but well worth it.

Ian

Messages In This Thread

Bulkhead q's
Nancy -- 10/4/1999, 6:28 am
Re: Bulkhead q's
lee -- 10/4/1999, 9:17 am
Re: Bulkhead q's
Nancy -- 10/4/1999, 5:39 pm
Re: Bulkhead q's
Dean Trexel -- 10/4/1999, 6:06 pm
Plastic Boats Bulkheads
Mike Scarborough -- 10/4/1999, 9:10 am
Re: Plastic Boats Bulkheads
Ian Johnston -- 10/4/1999, 8:44 pm
Re: Plastic Boats Bulkheads
Greg Steeves -- 10/4/1999, 9:50 pm
Re: Plastic Boats Bulkheads
Ian Johnston -- 10/4/1999, 10:15 pm