[Rhodes22-list] To Stan @ GBI

[General Boats]

Roger,

Thanks for the note.

I hope you get this job (if you want it) for selfish reasons.  I had visited Futura in St. Louis twice looking into their idea to make products with structural resins with no glass needed.  Never did pin them down whether they thought it would work with a 22 foot size boat.  What they did show me was interesting and allowed items to be popped out of a mold many times a day.  They put in a urethane gel coat - then their structural resin - then a foam they made up and then a final structural resin end coat. It took only one skilled gun man and a second man to hold the hoses.  Fast and nice stuff.

We did buy some of their Ultra Chrome urethane gel coat and that looked good but was expensive.  If "your" company is into this kind of chemistry and we could end up buying it direct, that would be interesting - so get the job.

As one of the lefties on the list, I still maintain that if you and Meltzer have trouble getting good jobs and the only people I can find to hire, do not know how many eighths of an inch are in an inch, the administration is on the wrong track.

I will keep posted on your adventures via the list.  Good luck.

stan/gbi

Roger Pihlaja wrote:

> Dear Stan,
>
> If you've been following the list this week; then, you know I had a job interview with Isotec International, Inc. down in Canton, GA.  Isotec is in the urethanes business.  I'm writing to you to let you know about a series of Isotec products intended for the recreational marine industry.  The following link will take you to the appropriate page on Isotec's website:
>
> http://www.isotecintl.com/industry/pleasureboats.htm
>
> Does your manufacturing facility bump up against VOC emission limits down there in N. Carolina?  Are your styrene emissions limiting your ability to produce product or expand your operations?  If so, then you might be particularly interested in Isotec's ACRYLOBOND-EXP product, a two-component polyurethane designed to be an environmentally friendly, drop-in replacement for the polyester resins currently used.  As a polyurethane, I would imagine the UV resistance, impact and abrasion resistance, flexibility & resistance to crazing, & resistance to osmotic blistering would also be much better.  What would you think about polyurethane/glass fiber reinforced Rhodes 22's?
>
> Your committment to continuous improvement of our R-22's is well known.  When I saw the spec sheet for this product, I immediately though of you.
>
> I don't know about relative cost of the Isotec product vs. the polyester resins you currently use.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
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