Foam removal

Eric,
The project is really looking good. Can you tell me more about that long and strong product? Is it a filler with fibergla$$ strands in it? Thanks Scott

Thanks Eric. Do you know if gelcote can be applied over those two materials? Scott

I'll finish off with resin but yes you could put gel over it, after you epoxy primer and sand          Eric

Hasbeen, all the materials did come fibergla$$ coatings....call for a catalog, it lists all the products and uses..... they specialize in one thing.....gla$$ work. the girl was suppose to put a post up with all thier info, apparently she hasnt...must not need the sales
   Eric

MORE PICS TO COME..............

for many reasons you do one section at a time,
one reason is for waste, you do a section then cut it and throw the cut offs in the next section. just before i put in the second floor section i'll pour foam and attach to tighten the floor up as i did with the first section i have down

Eric, progressing nicely there. I have an 81 BFN needing some deck work too. I dont know how much at this point because I havent had the time to tear in to it yet. I am not looking forward to it either. I live in St.Pete and have been using Fibergla$$ coatings for many years. I feel fortunate to have them close by. (About 10 minutes from home)
Funny Story regarding foam. A friend of mine stopped by to see the 81 S.N. project boat with his young and sweetly goofy son in law. I mixed a quart of foam, handed it to him and told him to hold the cup over the trash can and stir it while I made a phone call. You should have seen the panick on his face when it started to kick.

Eric I've been over there a couple of times since you mentioned it. Actually got the last fittings I needed for the aluminum exhaust had to transition from the 1" hose to the 3/8" straight thread couldn't find any AN fittings that would do the trick, saw some on another set of exhaust he pulled them off and sold them pretty cheap.

the shop isn't overly big some what cluttered but organized clutter, Everything is broken down into sections, exhaust here, props there, lower units over there and gauges stacked in these rows. Nice pleasent guys to deal with. Need to get back over there and look for some exhaust elbow's for Johns manifolds. There an odd ball one to find, they have to have the pa$$ thru jacket for the water and then they are clamped around the O.D. of the elbow. I've pretty much come to the conclusion we're not going to find what he needs to match them up.

Eric, I wear surgical gloves when ever I am working with foam, resin, or gel coat. I buy them by the boxes at Fibergla$$ Coatings, and lots of them.They do come in sizes too, XL eliminates any hand cramping. When my hands become nasty I peel them of and grab two fresh ones. Acetone will remove foam off of anything if it is still tacky.
I have been to Horne's on several occasions looking for steering wheels, Airguides, etc. and have not been successful. 79 is right about organized clutter. I could see where they would be helpful with trannie parts, manifolds, lower units, out drives There is another marine salvage operation in town that is HUGE. Don's Salvage.
I have had better luck there. Don travels to boat yards, boat builders and marine component manufactures and buys stuff in lots.

Hasbeenskier

I'm heading down to spend a week in Reddington beach on Staurday. The last time we were down there Don's salvage was one of the highlghts of the trip. Unbelievable the crap he has on that acreage. What a blast going through it all... Can't wait. How's the weather been?

David

Eric, speaking of protection against gla$$ a couple of other things that are helpful are:
(1) Cover your skin with baby powder before beginning.
(2) I take Wal-Mart White tube socks and slice open the toes with a razor, then slide it up my arms from wrist to bicep. Then I just wear an old tee shirt because it is usually hot here.
(3)Then I just deal with it because I have found there is no escape from the pain. Unless You are like 87BFN and contract it out. He is the smart one in the bunch.

A guy told me to go home and put some baking soda in the bathtub and it will dissolve the gla$$ in your skin,
We need the guy's from mythbuster's on that one