Dave Gerr - Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook-How to Design, Install, and Recognize Proper Systems in Boats

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Insulation Sources


and Products


APPENDIX D


Some insulation products and sources are


API Distribution http://www.apidistribution.com


Fiberglass insulation for exhaust piping
wrapping, good to 1,000°F (540°C)
GLT Insul-Mat from^1 / 4 -",^1 / 2 -", and 1-inch"
(6.35, 12.7, and 25.4 mm)
GLT fiberglass cloth, for removable blan-
kets and pipe wraps
Mid-Mountain Materials fiberglass cloth,
for lagging and pipe wrapping, turbine blankets


BNZ Materials, Inc.
http://www.bnzmaterials.com


Calcium silicate board and shapes
Marinite P, I, and M BNZ boards (BNZ
Tobermorite calcium silicate) to 1,000° F
(540°C)


SX85, good to 1,800°F (1,980°C)
Transite HT and Transite 1,000, good to
1,000°F (540°C) (Transite was formerly an as-
bestos product, but the current product is
100 percent asbestos free.)

Culimeta Textilglas Technologie GmbH
http://www.culimeta.com
Sells complete lagging-wrap kits. Though
intended for shoreside installations, these will
work on small to midsize marine exhausts.

Foster Products, http://www.fosterproducts.com
Foster 30-36 and 30-36AF lagging adhe-
sive and coating mastic for sealing the out-
side of fiberglass and mineral-wool insulation
over piping, and so on. It’s USCG listed and
SOLAS approved.

Figure A-D-1.
Wrapping an
exhaust pipe
(Courtesy
Culimeta
Textilglas
Technologie
GmbH & Co.)
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