Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA076399183; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 16:26:23 -0700 Return-Path: <dfielder@cooper.cpmc.org-DeleteThis> Received: from gate.cpmc.org (firewall-user@gate.cpmc.org-DeleteThis [205.226.130.2]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.8.6/8.8.6 HPLabs Relay) with ESMTP id QAA11161 for <wind_talk@jr.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 16:26:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: by gate.cpmc.org; id QAA05867; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 16:24:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unknown(10.8.49.47) by gate.cpmc.org via smap (V3.1.1) id xma005854; Thu, 16 Apr 98 16:24:00 -0700 Message-Id: <v02140b02b15c42729a8a@[10.8.49.47]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 15:25:46 -0800 To: wind_talk@jr.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis From: dfielder@cooper.cpmc.org-DeleteThis (David R. Fielder) Subject: Re Mast/Boom Flotation
Someone inquired about how to seal mast/boom pieces so stay floating. I've
been thinking about this because my mast top section routinely leaks water,
which I can hear/feel sloshing when I de-rig (never leaks out by itself).
One option might be to take off the endcap (however) and squirt in some of
that construction foam-in-place sealant (hardware store item), which dries
to solid foam in few minutes and weighs almost nothing. I've used it to
seal wall/joint and plumbing gaps for ant control, etc. No idea how it
would hold up inside a mast. Comments??
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"Rig for the Moment" DRF's Statistics: 185 lbs/6'6"
Bic Veloce 278 & 288 XLS
USWA Member #US212 Windwings 6.7/5.8/4.9
Berkeley-His Lordships
Marina Bay & Wherever
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