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Ariel Association => Technical => Topic started by: Sprite on July 14, 2005, 09:31:16 AM

Title: Corecell A500 Planking
Post by: Sprite on July 14, 2005, 09:31:16 AM
Has anyone used corecell A500 planking instead of wood frames.
and does anyone how many pounds per square inch they
could take. I have to work on replacing planking and framing of the wall.
Could it take that weight?

John :confused:
Title: Corecell A500 Planking
Post by: Mike Goodwin on July 14, 2005, 03:37:12 PM
What wall?
Title: Corecell A500 Planking
Post by: Gravey on July 17, 2005, 04:22:52 AM
What planking?
Title: Corecell A500 Planking
Post by: ebb on July 17, 2005, 11:02:48 AM
Dang!  I ran across a guy's site where everything was corecell, even horizontals,  maybe even the face frames.  It was a gutted 25' from the 70's.  I'll look to see if I made hard copies.  Maybe a combo of marine ply and the foam core sheet would work out pretty good.   What's the 'bread' of the A500 sandwich???

I checked and discovered A500 is all foam, no skin.  About $185 retail 4X8 1/2" sheet.  It's not a stand alone material.  Should be perfect for deck recoring.  The guy above was using a sandwich material that may have had a phenolic or formica type surface, hard and thin.
Title: Corecell A500 Planking
Post by: Sprite on July 20, 2005, 06:59:50 PM
Go to Noah's marine supply it is  $15.48 for core cell they have a surplus
of 48"X23

 John
Title: Corecell A500 Planking
Post by: Sprite on July 20, 2005, 07:05:42 PM
I was thinking of using polyester and mat rather than installing wood. The Polyester and mat would be the bread and the core cell would be the
ham and cheese. :D  Doing the layup outside the boat and then installing
it like frames.

John
Title: Corecell A500 Planking
Post by: ebb on July 20, 2005, 07:24:26 PM
lit'l mayo, lit'l mustard... :p