25 Jun 2006 #21 Signed Out Well-Known Member Joined 24 Nov 2005 Messages 1,034 Visit site That makes sense, thanks.
25 Jun 2006 #22 snowleopard Well-Known Member Joined 16 May 2001 Messages 33,645 Location Oxford Visit site I met a couple in Inverness who had come south for the winter - from Spitzbergen!! Their steel hull was insulated with neoprene. They were pretty pleased with it.
I met a couple in Inverness who had come south for the winter - from Spitzbergen!! Their steel hull was insulated with neoprene. They were pretty pleased with it.
25 Jun 2006 #23 Signed Out Well-Known Member Joined 24 Nov 2005 Messages 1,034 Visit site I like that idea, but I bet it would cost a wad, let alone for a thickness that's worthwhile/
25 Jun 2006 #24 Pye_End Well-Known Member Joined 5 Feb 2006 Messages 5,309 Location N Kent Coast Visit site Re: Foaming at the mouth Do you mean hydrofillic?
25 Jun 2006 #25 T thefatlady Well-Known Member Joined 4 Nov 2005 Messages 6,390 Location Hampshire, UK Visit site Re: Not even hydromanic No. Hydrophilic (note the spelling) means attracting water, as opposed to hydrophobic which means repelling water. More to do with surface tension and wetting angle than absorption. And me, I have my own angle and frequently foam at the mouth.
Re: Not even hydromanic No. Hydrophilic (note the spelling) means attracting water, as opposed to hydrophobic which means repelling water. More to do with surface tension and wetting angle than absorption. And me, I have my own angle and frequently foam at the mouth.