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Re: Material: Source for foam bulkhead materail
By:Terry
Date: 3/28/2002, 10:43 am

: For closed cell you can also check local kayak stores - more and more of them
: are carrying it.

: Also - there's no rule that you have to use closed cell. You could use that
: blue home insulation foam that comes 2" thick avilable at home
: centers. Not as flexable as closed cell but cheap and if you coat the
: outside surface with epoxy, it bacomes very strong. The big advantage od
: C-foam is that you can squeeze a not-so-perfect fit in perfectly.

The first bulkheads I made were painted foam insulation. You could coat this material with plasti-dip(brushed on)..to give it a better feel.

Regards Terry

Messages In This Thread

Material: Source for foam bulkhead materail
Wee Hooker -- 3/27/2002, 4:00 pm
Re: Material: Source for foam bulkhead materail
Jay Babina -- 3/28/2002, 10:08 am
Re: Material: Source for foam bulkhead materail
Terry -- 3/28/2002, 10:43 am
Re: Material: Source for foam bulkhead materail
LeeG -- 3/27/2002, 4:47 pm