Hi Tom, I have not used diviney foam but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I looked on the Jamestown distributors web site along with a bunch of other sites then ordered double cut (scored) A500 foam. I think this or balsa would work very well from a compression and core laminate stand point. And since I plan on making all the holes solid epoxy on anything in the repair area water intrusion is not an issue going forward. I went with the foam since the repair area is small and the foam is very consistent density. But it looked to me like any foam would work well and the balsa would as well. The A500 was convenient. I would feel just as good about balsa. The whole idea that the laminated core is an I beam structure appeals to my brain and I reason that any of the core materials used for this purpose by marine and automotive users is going to be sufficient for our boats. Thanks, Robbin On 4/14/2014 3:07 PM, Thomas Buzzi wrote:
Hi All, Between availability and the small amount needed and the desire to not use balsa again I am ordering a sheet of diviney foam, scored on a scrim. The repair will take about four square feet above my v-berth in the M 17. Has anybody used this particular product? I am looking for personal knowledge hints on problems I might encounter with this stuff. I have read all the literature on installing it. Fair winds, Tom B M-17, #258, 77'