Foam Filling the hull - Pros and Cons!

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Күн бұрын

I'm filling the hull voids with polyurethane foam, I'll discuss what worked for me and what I would do different if I had the time again, Plus Pros and Cons!

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@inward_passage 26 күн бұрын

Thank for the video. Super helpful. Cheers from the Pacific Northwest 🤙🏼

@ChompsCustoms Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the resin info mate, big ups

@geoffstein3896 Жыл бұрын

Loving this mate 👍👌

@TampaGrown95 6 ай бұрын

The lamination looks nice and clean

@joveylndicdican1763 11 ай бұрын

I found an electric drill with a small plaster mixer on did a great job. I had a bucket of water to spin the mixer in to clean it, it worked well.

@jhup9448 11 ай бұрын

good 👍

@SuperGreenshades 25 күн бұрын

I am restoring my mfg gypsy 15' and am at the stage of installing a pvc drain pipe, pour foam and pvc board stringers any advice for me?

@spotoncam3640 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. What do you do with the waste pieces ?

@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT 6 ай бұрын

I just threw them out mate.

@spotoncam3640 6 ай бұрын

@@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT ok - since the PU product are used as "fillers", can those waste be cut into small pieces and placed in the fresh pour solution which while expanding will engulf the waste small piece and both waste and new layer adhere to each other saving you material? Just my suggestion to tackle wastage. Or the waste crushed to a powder and mixed in small quantities with fhe freah solution and poured as filler ?

@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT 6 ай бұрын

I’m not sure on that one mate. I think the off cuts would float on the freshly poured mix so I don’t think you’d get the desired outcome. In the big scheme of things that amount of wastage is the least of your concerns if you’re that deep into a rebuild. The other option is to put your floor down first and then pour foam into holes drilled in the floor. The issue there is that you won’t know if you got full coverage of the compartment.

@spotoncam3640 6 ай бұрын

@@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Thanks for your time and responses !

@grahamcifuentes4451 Жыл бұрын

Good video, but I was hoping to get an idea of how much it expands, to determine if it's worth my while for a different project. I would have loved to see an after photo of that first test section!

@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Жыл бұрын

Hi Graham, 1 litre expands to about 1 square Foot depending on temperatures. It’s it hot it will expand more but less dense. I hope this helps.

@grahamcifuentes4451 Жыл бұрын

@@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Cubic foot??? S' o.k! I speak bilingual measurements too!

@steventurner5260 7 ай бұрын

Where to buy the foam kit from

@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT 7 ай бұрын

Austral Asia Fibreglass supplies in Sydney

@rcgamble1 6 ай бұрын

Wear goggles….that foam stuff in your eyes will irritate. Thx for video, very helpful.

@snapon1948 3 ай бұрын

Why not a closed cell foam water proof 100% rot proof , also if the compartment is air tight it has the same Buoyancy without foam .? Great job 👍

@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT 3 ай бұрын

Polyurethane foam is closed cell and water proof, when you sand it you open the cells but majority os water tight. I foamed filled to provide buoyancy if I punctured the hull and the sound proofing makes for a very nice day on the water. Cheers