Cored deck J16: bedding bolts in epoxy

General Boats and Motors
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Thanks for the advice. Definitely won’t use the foam in the can.

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quote:
Originally posted by Happy Bob

Call Tim DePreist at Marine Pro. Their # is 803-407-6020. Tell him I told you to call. He might be able to help you out. If he has something for you, let me know & if you want, I’ll pick it up for you & we can meet somewhere. (I need an excuse to go over to their new shop anyway.:smiley:)

Bob Van Gundy
Marine Designs,Inc.
Custom Aluminum Fabrication
803-727-4069

Bob,

This may be my best option at this point. I’ll try to call him tomorrow and see what we can work out.

Tom

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You can get a 2 quart kit of the right stuff for $34 and have it in 2 or 3 days. That will be plenty. This is where I buy mine.

http://boatbuildercentral.com/proddetail.php?prod=E_foam_2qt

Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats

“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose

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West Marine sells closed cell in a spray can. It is a whole lot more dense/solid than great stuff and will not water log. The concept above with the plastic water bottle caps may not work. Two part epoxy could melt the plastic caps while it cures.

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I saw the West Marine spray can and wondered about it. So you’ve tried it in this kind of application and no problem? BTW, I had already abandoned the bottle cap idea in favor of CPVC caps, but in the end I didn’t feel comfortable about the entire method. Larry’s method is much more certain, not to mention tried and true. The other side of the grab bar, over the foam core, is going to be rock solid. I’ve already drilled and tapped all the holes in the thickened epoxy and run in a couple of test bolts and it is perfect. Just gotta do the some on the channel side and I’ll be in business.

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quote:
Originally posted by Cracker Larry

You can get a 2 quart kit of the right stuff for $34 and have it in 2 or 3 days. That will be plenty. This is where I buy mine.

http://boatbuildercentral.com/proddetail.php?prod=E_foam_2qt

Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats

“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose

So the 2 pound density is the right one?

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Yes.

Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats

“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose

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Never tried it with this particular application, used it to replace some foam that I had to remove to install some floor drains in my flats boat. Worked well, set up pretty hard.

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I finally finished the grab bar installation, using Capt. Larry’s foam and epoxy method, and it worked very well. I’m also very pleased with the grab bar made by Happy Bob! I’ll post a couple of pictures of the completed installation when I can.

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Glad that worked out for you. Always happy to help :sunglasses:

Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper