[Public-List] Cockpit deck core job

[Gordon Laco]

I didn't use foam core or any of the other materials available because in a
small high traffic area like the cockpit sole something capable of taking a
real pounding was, I reckoned the way to go.  If I were doing a larger
expanse I would have worried more about weight...but in a smaller area the
diff in weight between the lightest synthetic and a piece of 3/8" plywood
(which was the perfect thickness) is I think negligible in the scope of the
boat's displacement.

I am not going to worry about water in the wood because the plywood is very
well soaked in epoxy.

The plywood was cheap, already in stock in my workshop... And as I see Don
has remarked, hard to beat for strength.

Gord #426  


On 08/04/10 6:40 AM, "C.B. Currier" <cbcurrier at spinrx.com> 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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