As well as or instead of fender washers, consider wooden battens to hold the foam in place.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 9:17 AM, Neil Andersen via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > FWIW – Gluing is not all that. I used the same stuff and the glue for the > job isn’t worth the price of it. I ended up having to screw it in using > short screws and fender washers… > > > > Neil > > FoxFire – C&C32 > > Worton Creek, MD > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *John > Russo via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 27, 2014 7:19 AM > *To:* 'RPH'; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without? > > > > Robert, > > > > If you ever do decide to install new insulation I can share a few tricks > to make it easier as I re-insulated the compartment in my C&C 32 last year. > > > > I used material purchased from Defender which is reflective containing > foam and rubber and lead which is impossible to drill holes in for mounting > and the compartment does not allow room to swing a hammer to mount with the > usual mounting hardware. > > If I ever did it again I would glue the stuff in. > > > > Anyhow, I tore the old stuff out and left in the mounting screws then made > cardboard templets of the foam patters and put a small amount of paint or > magic marker on each screw head and pressed the cardboard in place. This > gave me screw locations for the pattern and insulation. I then laid the > pattern on the insulation to cut to shape and transferred the holes to the > insulation using a small soldering Iron which burned through the insulation > foam and rubber. A drill caught and twisted the foam and got caught messing > up the insulation and took a lot of time removing. Then remove all the > screws in the sides of the engine compartment and mount the insulation with > fender washers on the old screws. I then used metal backed duct tape on > the ends and any joints of the insulation. See Arpeggio1984.info, web site > under Projects 2013 for results. Looks and works good! > > > > John > > Arpeggio > > C&C 32 1984 > > Norwalk, CT > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] *On Behalf Of *RPH via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 27, 2014 2:43 AM > *To:* Robert Hrabinsky; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without? > > > > Update: Tonight I removed the sound insulation from the sides of the > engine compartment. Let me tell you - it was a dirty mess. Surprisingly, it > is possible for a substance to be both dusty and oily at the same time. On > the bright side, after removing the old, crumbling insulation I was able to > give the little Yanmar and the engine compartment a good cleaning. It looks > 100% better now and I think it will be easier to keep the engine clean. > > > > I can't report on the noise yet as I'm waiting on an exhaust elbow at the > moment. Even if it's a little noisier under power, I think that it may be > worth it just to have a little more room in the engine compartment (it's > amazing what an extra couple of inches can give you in a cramped space) . > On the other hand, if the racket proves to be intolerable, I'll report back > with a warning to others who might be contemplating taking the same steps. > > > > Thanks to everyone for the helpful feedback. > > > > Robert H. > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Robert Hrabinsky via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 08-26-2014 9:28 AM (GMT-08:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without? > > I have replaced the old, crumbling sound insulation in the accessible > parts of my engine compartment with new sound insulation from West Marine. > However, there is almost no room on either side of my Yanmar in my 30 MKII. > Getting new insulation in along the sides is going to be very difficult. I > am contemplating just taking out the old insulation from the sides of the > engine compartment and going without. Does anyone think this would be a big > mistake? > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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