Has anyone heard of taking an inflatable boat and filling it with foam in
place of simply pumping it up with air? Success? Failure? Pros? Cons?
Suggestions??

Assuming you have a leak...else why would you want to fill the boat with foam,
be advised that most foam materials will absorb water over time, and it would
be impossible to fix without destroying the boat. Also, most expanding foam
products are VERY expansive and not controllable once deployed....Good luck
Mike

Orig post:Has anyone heard of taking an inflatable boat and filling it with
foam in
place of simply pumping it up with air? Success? Failure? Pros? Cons?
Suggestions??

That's what I thought, too. In addition, how could you distribute the foam evenly?

Dan

CaptMP wrote:

Assuming you have a leak...else why would you want to fill the boat with foam,
be advised that most foam materials will absorb water over time, and it would
be impossible to fix without destroying the boat. Also, most expanding foam
products are VERY expansive and not controllable once deployed....Good luck
Mike

Orig post:Has anyone heard of taking an inflatable boat and filling it with
foam in

place of simply pumping it up with air? Success? Failure? Pros? Cons?
Suggestions??

"Seely Court" wrote in message ...
Has anyone heard of taking an inflatable boat and filling it with foam in
place of simply pumping it up with air? Success? Failure? Pros? Cons?
Suggestions??

Amusing idea at least. I tried to fill an old computer with that
stuff. All it did was go flat and harden. I believe you need some of
the foam exposed to the air for it to cure correctly.

You could use a long tube to start at the far end and pull it out as
you inject the foam. The proper amount would be the tricky part tho!
Too little and you are dinked. Too much and you gots a wierd looking
permanent floating thingy that the local landfill wouldn't touch with
a 10 foot pole.

Just my .02

-D