Steve, Thanks. Yeah my worry with regular gap filling foam was that it would absorb water, get nasty, then quickly deteriorate. I was wondering if there was something new out there I hadn't heard of that was strong and water-resistant. That said, you raise a very good point about unintentionally trapping water. Fiberglass sounds like the way to go.
After speaking with Harry just now I am going to do what he did - buy a thick fiberglass piece from McMaster Carr, rout out pieces to fit, and west system epoxy them in place. Thanks guys! Ryan > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 8:31:05 -0400 > From: Steve Thomas <sthom...@bellnet.ca> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List 30mki cabin sole support > Message-ID: <20160520083105.EHP12.37992.root@toroondcmxzfep01> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > I would be very reluctant to use any sort of spray or pour foam in a bilge. > It is almost certain to saturate when it gets wet and cause problems down the > road. Aside from that, they tend to not have all that much structural > strength. Why not just use fiberglass? Another consideration would be that > you don't want to create areas where water pools and can't drain out. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > C&C36 MKI > > > ---- Ryan Doyle via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hey everyone, > > I've been dealing with some flexing parts of my cabin sole around the bilge > access panel in my 1976 C&C 30. I've put some wood shims between the cabin > sole and the hull fiberglass down there and they help a bit, but don't fix > the problem. > > Because of the odd shape of the space between the cabin sole and the hull > fiberglass, I keep thinking there might be some sort of hardening foam I > could inject down there, or some sort of flexible substance that then could > harden to shore up the floor. > > Does such a thing exist? Is that a terrible idea for any reason? Anyone > have any other suggestions? > > Thanks in advance. > > Ryan > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
