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Stephen Trapani

wrote:
One of the regulars on an email list I belong to just posted this:

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The local coast guard came down to a boat which had hit a rock with a
can of foam-in-place. If you can slow the leak down somehow you can
fire that into the bilge or wherever and it will hold the water back
long enough for you to get somewhere. It is tenaciously gooey. I'm
planning on putting a can onboard.
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I tell you, that expanding foam has no end of good uses. I use it for
many things around the house.

There was a bilge compartment on my H33 that was filled with water. The
damn compartment was inaccessible, but there was a small hole at the top
where the water got in. I got a can of expanding foam and sprayed it in.
The satisfaction of watching the water come pouring back up out of the
hole was immense. I had to watch out for keeping the hold patent because
if it sealed and the foam had nowhere to expand, bad things could
happen. I kept jamming a long screw driver into the hole to keep it
open. Water kept pouring up and out of the hole long after I finished
spraying in the foam. What a thrill that was. After the water quit
coming out I let it dry for a while then topped off the remaining hole
with a little caulk.

Stephen