$This is my home-brew insulating paint. It is some leftover latex water proofing paint used on concrete block prior to applying a stucco finish. It dries thick and to a consistency about like a pencil eraser. I'm adding micro balloons to it (the secret ingredient).$

Time to cover up my new seat.

I am concentrating mostly on the V berth area for noise and condensation abatement. Two coats was enough so that I could no longer see the roving in the fiberglass layup. I put on four coats in the V berth and two in the cabin.

Here I have applied some with an undercoating spray gun.

This is my home-brew insulating paint. It is some leftover latex water proofing paint used on concrete block prior to applying a stucco finish. It dries thick and to a consistency about like a pencil eraser. I'm adding micro balloons to it (the secret ingredient).

It is then taped over the fittings. The foam expands, insulating the fittings and keeping them from dripping condensation. This is the bow roller and you can just see the thru deck block before the hawse pipe was installed.

Here is how the through hull metal fasteners were insulated. Foam was shot into a plastic jar lid.

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This is my home-brew insulating paint. It is some leftover latex water proofing paint used on concrete block prior to applying a stucco finish. It dries thick and to a consistency about like a pencil eraser. I'm adding micro balloons to it (the secret ingredient).

Marco Flamingo
Jan 19, 2016

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