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    PBO tested: Expanding epoxy

    Nov 28, 2019 3 minutes

    Expanding epoxy foam could soon be invaluable for boat repair work

    Back in the 1970s, while undergoing my boatbuilding apprenticeship at Whisstocks boatyard in Woodbridge, I came across a revolutionary glue. Little did I know then what a huge impact it would have on the marine industry. The product was West System epoxy, and it was demonstrated by the Gougeon Brothers when they visited the UK.

    There were skeptics at the time, but not me. The applications that Whisstocks applied to our kit yacht, the Naja 30, with pre-made frames, proved epoxy to be a monumental advancement

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