My estimate is over 4,000 for the complete restoration, in my case.<br />Joe, I was figuring on foil, also. I think I'm going to stick with plain old foam, though. I work for the government, and I can't seem to swing an approval to order epoxy resin through the Navy's stock system.Well Bullfrog, whatever floats your boat. (Been wanting to say that since I started this thread
) It probably would have cost you about the same to use marine foam, but I see your argument that the bottles shouldn't absorb water...but they could leak and take in water which is pretty much the same thing. However, with 100 watertight compartments I think you probably have a better chance than the Titanic...of course, the problem with the Titanic's water tight compartments was that they weren't water tight.<br /><br />In my particular case, I do need some structure from the foam. I have a tri-hull design and the plywood deck simply sits on the stringers (all two of them) and then rests on the upper curve of the hull between the middle V and the outer V's. In front of my chines the outer 6 or 7 inches of the deck had no support under it. At the outer edge, the deck is 2 inches above the bottom hull and just suspended by a layer of cloth that tied the deck to the hull. In fact, the curves of the hull themselves allowed some flexing of the floor. By tyeing it all together with 4 pound foam it will be much stronger and stiffer. I will probably also add some plywood strips along that 2 inch deep outer edge for solid support. It's either that or learn not to walk close to the edge of the floor. Basically, I am looking forward to tyeing up at a marina somewhere...and when I get back in the boat I am just going to jump in...and watch all the surprised looks from people when I don't go right through the deck like I would on a regular floor. BTW, I am a pretty big guy, so people really will expect me to go through the floor. <br /><br />Just my $0.02 worth,<br />JoeSwimmin',<br /><br />I think I might have run enough numbers for a while...this thread has turned into a beast.Originally posted by swimmin' for shore:<br /> Seems to be popular opinion that resin will encapsulate the foam pretty well. I love the idea, in theory, but at current prices....you get the picture. Joe would be happy to run the numbers for you.
<br /><br />As for Navy resin...well, take a couple of cans of the old coffee...the inspection shack has got to be full of the stuff, and go see whoever orders stuff for whatever department might use resin. I was the RPPO on one of my subs and one shore assignment...trust me, those guys can figure out how to order ANYTHING. One time we ordered a 50 foot silk Russian flag..called it "lint free rags" on the 1348. We would have gotten away with it, but the NSN had some sort of diplomatic header on the number and our chop used to work at an embassy. Otherwise he never would have figured it out.<br /><br />All that being said, I can honestly say that I never took the chance of getting anything for personal use. We ordered lots of stuff to make life easier in engineering, and some stuff just for the heck of it...but the price of resin is NOTHING compared to the price of getting caught using Navy resin.<br /><br />Heck, I was just thinking the other day about how we had stainless tubing and stainless swage fittings laying around everywhere in the hydro testing shack...I almost wish some of them had followed me home, but since they didn't, I don't have to worry about bending over to pick up the soap if I drop it. However, I am having a hard time finding the tubing and fittings in the real world. Apparently in the real world not everything is made out of monel and such. <br /><br />Another $0.02 worth,<br />Joe18rabbit,<br /><br />That depends on whether you are the buyer or the seller. IOW, people usually only offer a "penny for your thoughts" but when giving their thoughts for free most people value them at "two cents worth". There is a market discrepancy there somewhere.Originally posted by 18rabbit:<br />Well, you are up to 33 cents worth, so far. Thats 3 and 1/3 ping-pong balls that you could have bought and buried in foam.
<br /><br />Just another $0.02 worth,<br />Joe <br />With respect for all of Joe's hard labor in looking up numbers for the benefit of all concerned I also took the time to explore my supply program. The price of toilet seats is down to under 20 dollars now. However, I did not check the price of pencils. I'm supposed to be working here. Sorry...couldn't resist.<br /><br />-JustMrWillMrWill,<br /><br />Nah, see post a few up...Sometime I offer a penny for other's thoughts and sometimes I just plain old say thanks. In fact, I seem to do a lot of that, because I sure get a lot of information on here. So if I haven't said thanks lately, here it is.<br /><br />Thanks again,<br />Joe
