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NIDA-BOND POURABLE TRANSOM COMPOUND is a ceramic filled polyester exhibiting exceptional physical properties. In particular, the compressive strength has been documented by an independent testing laboratory to be 3,895 psi (ASTM 695). This is several times that of plywood and 8 to 10 times that of PVC foam. In addition, the failure mode shows elastic yielding before failure. This makes the NIDA-BOND POURABLE TRANSOM COMPOUND material an excellent choice for critical applications such as coring transoms on power boat hulls.There are several methods of employing the NIDA-BOND POURABLE TRANSOM COMPOUND material as a transom core, the most common involving building a transom jig/dam, laminating the jig prior to inserting into the hull and filling the cavity by pouring or pumping the material in.
Especially suitable for curved and contoured transoms , where flat sheet stock needs to be cut and pieced together, Nida-Bond can be used with virtually no waste and dramatically reduced installation times, while simultaneously achieving primary chemical bond to both laminates. Call your area representative for more information and installation tips and for a complimentary sample. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
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North West Sales Manager Nida-Core Corp. Sept 2006. Jack Spriggs will be joining Nida-Core as North West Sales Manager. He will be providing technical assistance to our customer base in the following States: Alaska, Alberta, Utah, Oregon, British Columbia, Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Wyoming, Idaho. Additionally, due to his extensive background in marine manufacturing from San Diego all the way to Vancouver for many years, he will also call on boat builders in all of California. Previously, Jack worked as Western Regional Sales Manager at Taylor Made Sytems (windshields and glass related products) for the past 4 years. Prior to that position, Jack was calling on boat builders on the West Coast for US Paint Corp. from 1989 until 1998. And earlier on, Jack started his career as a composites boat builder in the lamination department. Jack will be based out of Anacortes, WA Please give him a call at 206-310 3474
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Our long time partner Composites One is one of the nation's leading composites distributors. They provide extensive product lines available from the industry's finest suppliers. Formed in April of 1999 as the result of a joint venture between GLS Corporation and Cook Composites & Polymers, Composites One serves over 7000 customers annually in the composites fabrication and cast polymer industries, providing local customer service, local sales support, and local distribution, with over thirty locations in North America. Composites One strives to be a member of your team. They are always available when assistance is needed in product selection, specification, delivery, handling or use.Check out www.compositesone.com for all your composite materials needs and assistance with MAACT regulatory compliance. Nida-Core Corp. sales team wishes to to extend their gratitude to all of Composites One salespeople for their hard work and assistance in serving Nida-Core customers.
If you had stopped Gary Wescott on his way to journalism class at San Diego State University in 1967 and told him he would spend his life traveling around the World; or if you could have caught Monika Mühlebach Wescott as she peddled her bicycle home from school in the small Swiss village of Wiesendangen and tried to explain that she would join Gary in Mexico ten years later well, you might have encountered some disbelief. Never-the-less, for the past thirty years these two intrepid adventurers and photojournalists have globetrotted from the arid deserts of Afghanistan to the deepest jungles of the Amazon with sometimes no more than a camera and a backpack. Much of that time has been spent exploring the back roads of the Western Hemisphere, including Mexico, Central and South America. Their travel/adventure stories are published in periodicals around the World. In the United States and Canada, the popular Turtle Expedition series has appeared regularly in FOUR WHEELER Magazine. While backpacks are still an important part of the couple's standard equipment, they do most of their wandering in specially prepared Ford four-wheel drive trucks. Replacing four previous travel/research vehicles, The Turtle V is currently under construction. The Turtle expedition vehicles’ bodies are constructed with Nida-Core H8PP. Claims “The Turtle Expediton”; Still being weight conscious, but wanting to build a full hard-side stand-up camper, we turned to Nida Core, an extruded polypropylene honeycomb material similar to what airplanes are made of. Nida-Core is lighter than balsa wood, but when sheathed with a thin layer of fiberglass, it becomes extremely rigid, with excellent insulation properties and extraordinary impact strength. Based on a Super Duty F-550, it will be carefully outfitted with equipment of proven quality and reliability. "Through years of experience, we've systematically found out what works.", said Gary, "In the places we go, reliability becomes all-important! This is not a vacation." In 1989, The Turtle Expedition spent fourteen months exploring South America. After shipping their vehicle to Colombia, Gary & Monika drove more than 50,000 miles, (25,000 off pavement), circumnavigating the
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continent and crossing it twice. Their path took them from the snow-bound Andean Mountains, over passes as high as 16,710 ft.; across the vast Atacama Desert, where in places, a drop of rain had not fallen in recorded history; and through the jungles of the Amazon Basin in Peru, Colombia and Brazil, where mud-choked trails were often impassable, even with four-wheel drive. Barges were needed to travel up swollen rivers. In the Winter of 1996, they embarked on their most ambitious adventure yet, to drive completely across Russia, including Eastern Siberia, from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. Siberia alone wraps around one third of the northern hemisphere and spans ten time zones. Complicated by the fact that there is no all-weather road across the Far East, most experts, both Russian and American, said it couldn't be done. In temperatures which can drop to below -100°F, plastics and rubber become brittle and even metal can crystallize and snap. Rumored shortages of food and fuel, and reports of highway robbery had to be contended with. Using a GPS and U.S. Military Defense Maps, Winter Roads were followed for over 3,000 miles, including a 600-mile leg on the ice of the frozen Lena River. The Expedition involved more than simply crossing two continents. The couple took time to explore many parts of the former Soviet Union, including Lake Baikal, Tuva, and Altai regions. Eleven months and 16,000 miles later, battling the 80-mph winds and 3-foot snowdrifts of an Arctic gale, The Turtle IV pulled into Hammerfest on the North Atlantic's Norwegian Sea, the most northern town in the World you can drive to. To their knowledge, they have become the first foreigners to ever drive completely across Russia without using trains or barges, and in all likelihood, no Russian has ever attempted this difficult route either. But Hammerfest was only a stepping stone, not the end of this three-year global circumnavigation. After exploring some of Central and Southern Europe, sorting through 15,000 slides, and publishing over 70 magazine articles, the couple retraced their route through Finland and continued around the World, with stops in Norway, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia, on their way back to their California home base. Read more about Gary and Monika’s adventures at
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* LAST ONE! 1 Balsalite chemical sloped bottom kit, 12’ diameter, slope 4”-1” , 1 available at 50% off regular price $900 EA *Nida-Core H8PP 45 mm 48X84 in our Barrie, ONT Warehouse 50 sheets at $2.65 sq.ft USD Call 571 332 9903 *4' x 8' x 1/2" sheet of A500 Corecell foam ($60 or b.o.) Steve Leighton (301)585-3127 *Nida-Core H8PP 20mm+18oz WR panels 36”X144” can be cut in half, $50 discount per panel. *Jefferson Yachts has Nida-Core H8pp 13(10 sheets) and 20 mm+luan panels (16 sheets) Call Rick Thompson at 812-282-8111 for special pricing information and to arrange delivery.
FOR SALE or TRADE - cleanroom (1990) for composites, electronics, pharmaceutical industries. Port St.Lucie FL location, size 26X92, 9’6” ceiling height. Used for magnetic card stripe manufacture in the past. Price: $30,000 or best offer, (represents fraction of original replacement cost) 480VAC 3Ph 600A Honeywell controls,Trane AC, 40HP Blower.
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