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Material: Alternative to XPS foam
By:Sean McCauley
Date: 7/26/2016, 1:10 pm

Hello KayakForum,

I'm building my first kayak for the ocean, and I've read that closed-cell XPS foam insulation is lightweight, cheap and will not take water. Only problem is, here in California XPS foam is not available.

Can anyone recommend a similar foam to me? I can't believe XPS is my only comparable solution.

Cheers to you good people,

-S

Messages In This Thread

Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Sean McCauley -- 7/26/2016, 1:10 pm
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Mike Bielski -- 7/26/2016, 4:32 pm
Re: What using foam for
Sean McCauley -- 7/26/2016, 6:51 pm
Re: What using foam for
Mike Bielski -- 7/26/2016, 10:14 pm
Re: Foam boat articles
Marc Upchurch -- 7/27/2016, 10:20 am
Re: Foam boat articles
Sean McCauley -- 7/27/2016, 11:15 am
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Ken Blanton -- 7/26/2016, 6:36 pm
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Sean McCauley -- 7/26/2016, 6:53 pm
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Bill Hamm -- 7/27/2016, 1:51 am
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Ken Blanton -- 7/27/2016, 9:09 pm
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
dave koslow -- 7/27/2016, 10:37 am
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Sean McCauley -- 7/27/2016, 11:17 am
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Bill Hamm -- 7/28/2016, 1:52 am
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
dave koslow -- 7/28/2016, 10:28 am