Nida Core Honeycomb

[Perfect-Storm]

I am looking at a boat that uses this Nida Core honeycomb material as a stringer material. It actually is the stringer set up on edge like wood and glassed to the boat hull. At the top it is glued and puttied and the deck is lowered on top of it where contact is made. Probably 15+ inches tall under the front and back deck and obviously shorter but doubled up under the cockpit sole.

Does anyone have any experience with this material or opinions on it?

[Boz]

I considered it when doing my HST. I think it's great stuff. It will only absorb 1% of it's weight in water. It's as strong as other products when treated. I wouldn't steer clear of it.

[Perfect-Storm]

Thanks for the reply. You mentioned the water absorbtion. The product used obviously comes with glass on both sides however, on the bottom the cut open edges get puttied and tabbed in to the hull. The top is supposedly puttied prior to the deck being set on but I can't see that area clearly. Believing it is, there would be no problem there. The only concern then would be the holes drilled in the product for rigging holes etc. These are not sealed off, would this pose a problem and excellerate or increase water absorbtion?

The boat builder claims that water can't go beyond the first cut cell and therefore wont travel into the panel. What do you think?

[Perfect-Storm]

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[Boz]

Sorry; I forgot about this one.

All I can tell you is that the nida core I was considering doesn't come "treated". You have to glass both sides. It's light and resilient. I opted for Okume though. Thinner and lighter. Served my purpose better.

[Techno]

consider the skins joining the core. Thats where the strength is in this kind of coring material.
Compared to wood, which is heavier, the wood is also a structural coreing.

[Perfect-Storm]

My last boat was the same brand, 16 years old and going strong. I prefer wood, which was in my old boat, but the company has changed to this nida core honeycomb. The build process is still exactly the same except for the material used. Custom made boat with lots of builder attention, probably less than 10 boats going out each year but known for quality. I loved my last one and am considering a new one but I am curious about the longevity of this material used in the manner which I mentioned above. Anyone else out there with experience, good or bad with Nidacore Honeycomb???:confused:

[Hooty]

The Nida-Core will be there when tha wood's gone and forgotten.

c/6
Hooty