BELZONA FIXES PILOT BOAT RUBBING STRIP
Industry: Marine (MRNE)
Application: SOS-Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS)
Substrate: Rubber
Customer Location: Marine company, Wales
Application Date: October 2008
Products:
Belzona® 2211 (MP Hi build Elastomer)
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.
Photograph Descriptions
- 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
Application Situation
Rubbing strip on Rigid Inflatable (RIB) pilot boat.
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.
