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

1. The RIB pilot boat
2. New D section rubbing strip ready to be bonded into place
3. Strip being bonded into place
4. New section bonded on and held in place with tape unti Belzona cured