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Re: Expanding (pour in) Flotation Foam and Aluminum Boats
that is a good question....
depending on how you plan to attach them to the boat.
there are two methods each had different parameters.
the first and most common is to use a wax based substance.
this wax based substance has various chemicals that,,,,,,after the nessary softening and though mixing with syliva, must be applied in a hot 98.6 degree them range with high humidity......then slowly cooled, and the humidity drops to a max of 50%.
if used out side this range.....the cure time increases 10 fold. and a proper bond to both the noodles and hull is not achieved.
the primary manufacturers of this substance are Double Bubble, and Bubbelisious, however, in a pinch, wrigglys can he used.
the second method is to use a short rigid wire. these can then be poked through the noodle, and tied to the hull.
in this case humidity and temp are not a factor, however due to the nature of the foam in the noodle, care must be taken when poking the wire through the noodle, if too much movement is on the noodle, stress will cause the noodle to break and the wire will seperate from the noodle.
for this reason, the first method is considered the best.
the thin wire can be purchased at any office supply store and is relativity cheap.
they come in boxes of 500 or a thousand, and to keep shipping down, they are bent in an oval shape.
to further disguise the product from its true intended use, it is marketed under the name "paper clips"
Hmmmm, so what would be the ideal temperature/humidity/settings for installing noodles in my boat?
(insert pot stirring smiley right here!)
that is a good question....
depending on how you plan to attach them to the boat.
there are two methods each had different parameters.
the first and most common is to use a wax based substance.
this wax based substance has various chemicals that,,,,,,after the nessary softening and though mixing with syliva, must be applied in a hot 98.6 degree them range with high humidity......then slowly cooled, and the humidity drops to a max of 50%.
if used out side this range.....the cure time increases 10 fold. and a proper bond to both the noodles and hull is not achieved.
the primary manufacturers of this substance are Double Bubble, and Bubbelisious, however, in a pinch, wrigglys can he used.
the second method is to use a short rigid wire. these can then be poked through the noodle, and tied to the hull.
in this case humidity and temp are not a factor, however due to the nature of the foam in the noodle, care must be taken when poking the wire through the noodle, if too much movement is on the noodle, stress will cause the noodle to break and the wire will seperate from the noodle.
for this reason, the first method is considered the best.
the thin wire can be purchased at any office supply store and is relativity cheap.
they come in boxes of 500 or a thousand, and to keep shipping down, they are bent in an oval shape.
to further disguise the product from its true intended use, it is marketed under the name "paper clips"
