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I have a home-built Wharram Catamaran that was insulated with 2" thick block
foam insulation throughout the living area. It holds heat well and also
keeps it out( I live just outside New Orleans). I recommend it strongly. It
is kinda homely though, because the ceiling hasn't been covered...just sorta
smoothed and painted over. Another problem is trying to attach anything to
the inside surfaces...I have to use either glue or VERY LONG NAILS! Happy
New Year all! Brian
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>Subject: Re: lv-ab: Insulation
>Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 13:46:44 -0500
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>We did just that, on our small boat, using foam insulation for the glue and
>to fill the cracks between the block foam.
>We also took off overheads and vertical covers and filled cavities where
>possible.
>
>First, despite our intention to make an inner surface cover, we never got
>round to it so it always looked ugly although they were not readily visible
>places.
>
>Second, we didn't really notice any increase in comfort. I guess that
>unless you can access a good percentage of the surface area the improvement
>is there but just incremental in magnitude.
>
>Regards,
>
>Andina Marie Foster,
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ian Truelsen" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 10:14 AM
>Subject: lv-ab: Insulation
>
>
> > I was, given the weather, thinking about putting some insulation between
> > me and the outside world. There are quite a few places that I can easily
> > get to that are bare fibreglass and it would seem a relatively simple
> > plan to get some closed cell insulation and glue it in place.
> >
> > Has anyone done this, and does it seem like a good idea? Any thoughts on
> > techniques or materials that come to mind?
> >
> > --
> > Ian Truelsen
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