Cheap Canoe from Urethane sheets

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Re: Cheap Canoe from Urethane sheets

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Its basically a surfboard. (or a boston whaler :D 8) )

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Yes, his foam is superior to our insulation foam but still, I am 99% certain that it does not have the necessary shear strength.
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Re: Cheap Canoe from Urethane sheets

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jacquesmm wrote:Yes, his foam is superior to our insulation foam but still, I am 99% certain that it does not have the necessary shear strength.
Okay clear, thanks for the response 8)

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From reading on the website, the foam is polystyrene. Similar to Styrofoam.

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Re: Cheap Canoe from Urethane sheets

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almayf wrote:From reading on the website, the foam is polystyrene. Similar to Styrofoam.

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Actually, yes it seems to be... We just refer to it as urethane. Don't know why :doh:

Looking up, i found these:
http://www.diabgroup.com/~/media/Files/ ... 0%20SI.pdf

vs.

http://www.finnfoam.com/index.php?actio ... oClose=yes

Divinycell does have a lot more shear strength...

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