Polypropylene honeycomb panels for hull construction?

[Tracy Huff]

What also impresses me is the large sheet sizes available by some suppliers (2.4wide x more than 9 metres long).

Could you please tell me who makes large sheets, Thank you!

 

[brian eiland]

I recently brought up this idea of utilizing polypropylene honeycomb core materials rather than foams over on another subject thread. This gentleman Groper had some interesting observations (mainly negative) about the use of the material that I thought should be given more considerations,...but I did not want to take that other subject thread off on a tangent. So I decided to look for another subject thread that might be acceptable for additional discussions on this matter.
Here it is.

Some good observations in these postings, particularly by Groper. Look at page 2.

Also on page 2 is my suggestion about the superstructure construction on the Pilgrim 40 trawler. (my memory bank is getting weaker at my age, so i have to remind myself of earlier postings)

 

[brian eiland]

http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s...8&postcount=85

This page opened correctly when I used Firefox browser, BUT did not so using Google chrome??

 

[brian eiland]

Plascore PDF
www.plascore.com/pdf/PP_Honeycomb.pdf

I could not find this PDF,...would someone know how??

Or just maybe I'm behind times, ....and info has been newly reorganized under the Plascore name??

 

[fallguy]

Post is over 7 years old.

 

[brian eiland]

Post is over 7 years old.

I think you are correct, ...I'm behind times.

I'm going to have to do a modern investigation of these PP honeycomb products,...perhaps starting with a site like this,..
Polypropylene Honeycomb - Plascore https://plascore.com/honeycomb-core/plastic/pp-polypropylene/

And I think I will start a new subject thread on it,.. as this one had 'hulls' included in the title. I am not addressing the use of this core material in the hulls,...but rather just the decks and superstructure(s)