has any one heard of CERAMIC Foam core ?
http://eitd.eng.usm.my/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=458&Itemid=71
it's apparently used by Regal on their new 53 footer... I have never heard
of ceramic foam before... note that the word cheap comes up twice in the
above page...
just for a laugh, here is how the builder website describe the boat
construction...
"the build process actually begins with the exterior layer of the boat known
as gelcoat. sprayed into a mold, the gelcoat will harden to about 22
millimeters thick to provide color and luster. Once the gelcoat is
thoroughly inspected, we hand roll the fiberglass (called a skin coat) to
the cured surface.
following this step, we spray ceramic foam behind the skin coat to add
rigidity to both the hull and deck.
Next up is the stringer phase. During this step we add Fir spars covered in
fiberglass and then bond them to the hull to ensure the frame is as sturdy
as possibly be. Finally we grind out and sand all the rough edges from the
mold process. And then wax and buff both the hull and deck to a beuatiful
shine before sending it to the next construction phase."
i'm not making this up... they really say 22 MILLIMITERS not Mils.. the
video only shows chop guns in action, no mention of real laminate...
I think I'm going to keep my 37 year old hull for a while :-)
pascal
miami,fl
70 hatteras 53MY
has any one heard of CERAMIC Foam core ?
http://eitd.eng.usm.my/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=458&Itemid=71
it's apparently used by Regal on their new 53 footer... I have never heard
of ceramic foam before... note that the word cheap comes up twice in the
above page...
just for a laugh, here is how the builder website describe the boat
construction...
"the build process actually begins with the exterior layer of the boat known
as gelcoat. sprayed into a mold, the gelcoat will harden to about 22
millimeters thick to provide color and luster. Once the gelcoat is
thoroughly inspected, we hand roll the fiberglass (called a skin coat) to
the cured surface.
following this step, we spray ceramic foam behind the skin coat to add
rigidity to both the hull and deck.
Next up is the stringer phase. During this step we add Fir spars covered in
fiberglass and then bond them to the hull to ensure the frame is as sturdy
as possibly be. Finally we grind out and sand all the rough edges from the
mold process. And then wax and buff both the hull and deck to a beuatiful
shine before sending it to the next construction phase."
i'm not making this up... they really say 22 MILLIMITERS not Mils.. the
video only shows chop guns in action, no mention of real laminate...
I think I'm going to keep my 37 year old hull for a while :-)
pascal
miami,fl
70 hatteras 53MY
