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    Quote Originally Posted by Beaker View Post
    You may wish to say why you don't want to ( sweating, corrosion, weight up top due to water, etc...)

    What about that 2 pack closed cell poly urethane expanding stuff ?
    All of those you mention but welding a highly flammable material into a sealed container is essentially making a bomb that will likely see you spread all over the roof of your bosses workshop.

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    I reckon bin the 8hp and go more this way


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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Shit no! Very bad idea.
    They are/will be sealed cavity with a very small bung (6mmbolt) that will basically never come out unless welding on the pontoon (so they don't blow up with the air expansion from the heat)


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    Why a bad idea? To my non technical mind if your pontoon gets a hole (however that might happen), it will leech water into the cavity and cause a list when it fills up but if the cavity is full of polystyrene then bugger all water could enter because the the polystyrene is displacing the air in the cavity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    All of those you mention but welding a highly flammable material into a sealed container is essentially making a bomb that will likely see you spread all over the roof of your bosses workshop.

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    Agreed but only if you put it in before welding is finished.
    Bit of devil's advocate here, as I wouldn't put it in a good sealed/chambered pontoon either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beaker View Post
    Agreed but only if you put it in before welding is finished.
    Bit of devil's advocate here, as I wouldn't put it in a good sealed/chambered pontoon either.
    How would you put it in after?
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    How would you put it in after?
    Expanding foam and a bung???
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    Why a bad idea? To my non technical mind if your pontoon gets a hole (however that might happen), it will leech water into the cavity and cause a list when it fills up but if the cavity is full of polystyrene then bugger all water could enter because the the polystyrene is displacing the air in the cavity.
    If a pontoon gets a hole it will likely be at the bottom,if it is at the bottom it can only fill x amount before it has compressed the air inside enough to equal the water pressure and it will not fill anymore(fill the sink and lower a beer glass upside down into it and you will see what I mean),also one is unlikely to hole a pontoon while stationary (when it could possibly fill with water and be an issue), there will be 4 separate sealed chambers so even if say one developed a crack while underway and filled while fishing at anchor while I would be pissed at my shoddy design it still wouldn't sink or even get close to sinking.

    The reason I went with a pontoon design is so if swamped(short transom remember) or I have been a dick and take a greeny over the bow it will want to float upright and should be bailable/restart motor fuck off etc.

    Pontoons themselves do absolutely nothing for stability until you get in a situation where there is lots of water on the inside of the boat...then they work.
    The "stability" people rave about with their various pontoon hulled boats has absolutely nothing to do with the pontoons, hull shape gives(and takes away) stability.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shearer View Post
    Expanding foam and a bung???
    2 bungs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shearer View Post
    Expanding foam and a bung???
    Be OK if you never wanted any welding done on the boat ever again, crack it/scrap it.

    FYI for all of you.

    If you crack your alloy boat somewhere and would like it fixed DO NOT SILICON UP THE CRACK!

    Just let the fucker leak untill you can get it fixed, in an emergency Kneed it or similar will do but silicon in cracks will basicly tripple the cost of any repair and the repairer will call you a cunt behind your back....so now you know ay
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Be OK if you never wanted any welding done on the boat ever again, crack it/scrap it.

    FYI for all of you.

    If you crack your alloy boat somewhere and would like it fixed DO NOT SILICON UP THE CRACK!

    Just let the fucker leak untill you can get it fixed, in an emergency Kneed it or similar will do but silicon in cracks will basicly tripple the cost of any repair and the repairer will call you a cunt behind your back....so now you know ay
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    Is bitumen tape safe?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tommy View Post
    Is bitumen tape safe?
    Bitumen is not awesome to weld either but I would take that over silicon especially a tape Ie not forced into the crack itself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Be OK if you never wanted any welding done on the boat ever again, crack it/scrap it.

    FYI for all of you.

    If you crack your alloy boat somewhere and would like it fixed DO NOT SILICON UP THE CRACK!

    Just let the fucker leak untill you can get it fixed, in an emergency Kneed it or similar will do but silicon in cracks will basicly tripple the cost of any repair and the repairer will call you a cunt behind your back....so now you know ay
    Brings back memories. 'Its only a couple of wee cracks boss' 'Yep, and I'm going to have to cut and patch all this to make good again'. You could see their arms shrink, and pockets get deeper, then try and tell you how to do it differently.
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    nooo never fill pontoons

    6mm bolt? why not a plastic removable bung like senator use?
    open it on a hot day and get that satisfying hiss
    but mostly because of dissimilar metal reaction

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    6mm bolts are effectively free and indestructable.

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