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03-03-2004, 12:28 PM
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Chris-my boat was almost 15 years old when the coring failed (rather dramatically too). Sunsation is a very good boat company and I wouldn't be concerned with buying one of their cored boats. They know how to build them right.
03-03-2004, 12:31 PM
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Why couldn't epoxy be mixed with a very slow set activator and maybe mixed in batches? Does it need to be painted or is gel coat adequate protectiono? What about the inside? I knida like how Cougar exposes the wood so you can see how well they did. Can't bury sloppy workmanship. But epoxy will yellow if exposed. Of course, most resin systems that I've seen are red. How do they make their's so clear?
03-03-2004, 12:44 PM
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Originally posted by Cord
Chris-my boat was almost 15 years old when the coring failed (rather dramatically too). Sunsation is a very good boat company and I wouldn't be concerned with buying one of their cored boats. They know how to build them right.
Chris-my boat was almost 15 years old when the coring failed (rather dramatically too). Sunsation is a very good boat company and I wouldn't be concerned with buying one of their cored boats. They know how to build them right.
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03-03-2004, 12:45 PM
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Of the foam cores, which is the better one to go with and why? In fact, what the heck are these?
Areix, Klegecell, Divinycell, or Termanto
Of the foam cores, which is the better one to go with and why? In fact, what the heck are these?
Areix, Klegecell, Divinycell, or Termanto
Airex:
http://www.baltek.com/products/airex/airexR63.htm
Kledgecell:
http://www.diabgroup.com/americas/u_...pdf/R_DS_U.pdf
Divinycell:
http://www.diabgroup.com/americas/u_..._pdf/HD_DS.pdf
Never heard of termanto.
03-03-2004, 01:24 PM
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Originally posted by Chris232
Cord, this was on a concord correct ?? I think I remember seeing the pictures when your boat almost sunk ??, yes pretty dramatic if I remeber correctly..
Cord, this was on a concord correct ?? I think I remember seeing the pictures when your boat almost sunk ??, yes pretty dramatic if I remeber correctly..
Yep, it was the old Concord. Very dramatic and very sudden. The hull failed with in 10 minutes of us leaving the harbor. I know because I had checked the oil just before and the bilge was dry. We were very lucky to be with other people or we would have been swimming 5 miles off shore in 50 degree water.
03-03-2004, 02:18 PM
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Yes, that would be a compressive hull failure. That pic was taken after 300 gallons of water had already drained from the boat. I think the hull cracked when I caught some significant air earlier in the day. It just took a couple of hours for the water to work through the inner layer of glass.
