| Belzona Fixes Pilot Boat Rubbing Strip | | | Industry:Marine (MRNE) | | | Application:Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS) | | | Customer Location:Marine company, Wales | | | Application Date:October 2008 | | | Application Situation:Rubbing strip on Rigid Inflatable (RIB) pilot boat. | | | Problem:Due to the high cost of the new rubbing strip and the high cost of the boat being out of use, the client required a fast repair to put the boat back into service. | | | Products:Belzona® 2211 (MP Hi build Elastomer) | | | Substrate:Rubber | | | Application Method:Application carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SOS-12. after preparing underside of rubbing strip and counterface on hull, the strip was positioned, spacers were used to ensure a level fit, and taped into place until Belzona cured. | | | Belzona Facts:The only alternative was to remove the complete rubbing strip from the boat tube and glue on a new one. This would have mean possible damage to the tube costing thousands of pounds. | | | Photographs Description
- The RIB pilot boat
- New D section rubbing strip ready to be bonded into place
- Strip being bonded into place
- New section bonded on and held in place with tape unti Belzona cured
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