Sound Absorbing Paint and Helm Bar

Bill3558

Greetings fellow Brats,

I recently made some improvements to Pluto that others may find helpful. First off a couple of coats of this paint made a huge difference in the cabin sound levels. I applied two coats to the cabin and V berth. Be sure to include the V berth. Doing just the cabin helped but I was very pleasantly surprised at the difference when I got around to doing the V berth as well. This is what I used:

http://www.hytechsales.com/prod150.html

Now the engine noise is just a muted hum when the door is closed.

Second improvement was a bar above the helm. It helps me get my fat ass in and out of the helm, and also gives you something to hold on to when you see the big one coming. Got it at West Marine for $38. I put a picture in Pluto's album.

See ya

SGIDave

Sea Wolf · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject:

Bill-

That sound-proofing paint isn't much more expensive that regular house paint at $32 a gallon or so!

A few years back B~C Ken heat and sound insulated his entire boat with a similar product, spraying it on with a "popcorn" sprayer. See:

Pain free insulation solution

Here's your nice handle/bar improvement:

Description: Makes it easier to swing in and out of the helm seat. And if you see a big wave coming, it gives you something to hold on to.

The older, heavier, and more awkward we get, the more handles we need! I add one or a pair here and there myself! We could actually start a thread on where to add extra handles and handholds for us old farts if we wanted to!!!

Joe. Teeth

Don and Brenda · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject:

I like the idea of being able to self adhense things to the fiberglass, can you still do that with this coating?

Bill3558 · Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:00 pm Post subject:

It took about 2.5 gallons to do the interior of the boat. The finish is rough, off white which looks fine to me. Probably not good for stuff sticking to it.

Aurelia · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:21 am Post subject:

I put two heavy coats of Hytech SC-1000 acoustic paint inside our engine cover and used a digital sound meter before and after to see a even 2db sound reduction at planing speeds of 4-5k RPM. I used just under 1 quart for our 75hp cover and just brushed on each heavy coat in a few minutes.

(80.5 db down to 78.5 now at 4900 as an example)

Aurelia · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:22 am Post subject:

Ray · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:20 am Post subject:

Oh! never mind.
I had a completely different image when I read "Helm......bar". Wink

redbaronace

Aurelia · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 1:09 pm Post subject:

The Hytech SC-1000 product can simply be brushed on and has a very heavy build. Brushing onto a ceiling is even simple as it is just too thick to drip much.

Greg