[Public-List] Cockpit deck core job

[Don Campbell]

CB:
    I had a discussion with Gougeon's when I redid my deck about core 
materials and they suggested balsa core as still the best because of the 
use a deck or cockpit sole gets and the characteristics of the core 
materials. Gougeon's have a service where one can telephone their shop 
personnel to discuss uses and applications of their products, so I used it.
    Because an owner can never determine the gracefulness of those 
aboard and the possibilities that someone may leap from a pier down onto 
a deck, or drop something big and hard onto a deck, there is always the 
possibility of extra and shock loading on a small area on a deck. If 
this load is such that it compresses the core, there is no possibility 
of any rebound from any other core than wood. Wood is the only material 
with enough elasticity to at least attempt to come back to its original 
shape. While there may be more core materials now than 12 years ago, 
wood still has the ability to return to its original form.
    It is  an owner's choice as to the material he chooses but there are 
very reasonable reasons to choose wood.
Don #528
C.B. Currier wrote:
> Gord,
>
> Why not use foam core ?
> Lighter, equally as strong in this sandwiched environment and if closed
> cell - will never absorb the water? And what thickness did you use?
>
> C.B. Currier
> Infinity #57
> Daybreak #458
>
> On Tue, 2010-04-06 at 09:23 -0400, Gordon Laco wrote:
>   
>> I still have three weeks before my intended
>> launch date and all the big jobs on the boat are under control.
>>
>>     
>
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