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it has been tried, and it is more expensive
By:Paul G. Jacobson
Date: 2/19/2001, 10:38 pm
In Response To: Re: And I forgot to add . . . (daren)

A sack of concrete is around $3. The expanding foam material is more expensive, but it does work OK.

With the expanding foam, you can use the result as a seat directly. OR, f you don't like sitting on the hardened foam, you can take the resulting plug of plastic and cut it into 1 or 2 inch wide strips on a band saw -- or you can use a heated wire. Use these strips as models for cutting a final seat from 1 or 2 inch thick pieces of minicell foam, then glue them together and sand smooth the seams. Finish the top and sides of the foam with a glued on layer of stretch fabric, such as spandex, or lycra.

Or you can put a layer of glass cloth and resin over the top of the hard foam. You cna leave the foam in place for some additional support, or you can remove it with solvents.

PGJ

Messages In This Thread

String Marking Of Strongback
Elliott -- 2/15/2001, 7:35 am
String Align *Pic*
mike allen ---> -- 2/16/2001, 5:45 pm
Do I detect a low volume deck shape? Very cool *NM*
RUSS -- 2/17/2001, 9:15 am
Do I detect a low volume boat?
Russ -- 2/17/2001, 9:02 am
Re: Do I detect a low volume boat?
mike allen ---> -- 2/19/2001, 3:51 pm
Re: 2nd the string thing *NM* *Pic*
Larry C. -- 2/16/2001, 8:57 pm
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
RUSS -- 2/15/2001, 5:20 pm
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Ray Port Angeles -- 2/15/2001, 3:05 pm
Re: Rays response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:55 am
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Ben Staley -- 2/15/2001, 3:48 pm
Re: Bens response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 9:05 am
Re: pls call me BEHN :)
Ben Staley -- 2/16/2001, 10:34 am
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Rehd -- 2/15/2001, 8:21 am
Re: Rehd
Elliott -- 2/15/2001, 9:17 am
A sore toe -- guaranteed
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/16/2001, 1:19 am
Re: A sore toe -- guaranteed
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:53 am
You laughed? And I was serious. :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/18/2001, 11:10 pm
Re: You laughed? And I was serious. :)
daren -- 2/18/2001, 11:32 pm
And I forgot to add . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2001, 3:14 am
Re: And I forgot to add . . .
daren -- 2/19/2001, 9:28 pm
it has been tried, and it is more expensive
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2001, 10:38 pm
Re: Rehd
Rehd -- 2/15/2001, 7:56 pm
Re: Rehds response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:48 am