[C320-list] Sound reducing paint reports?

[Kirk McCullough]

The heavy insulation from WM works very well. It is harder to move the cover 
around as you mention, but it drops the sound levels significantly.

Kirk
#124
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From: <jonvez at comcast.net>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 5:50 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sound reducing paint reports?


> Richard,
>
> I know this will sound like heresy to many on the list, but here I go. 
> After years of putting up with the noise of the Yanmar I decided to bite 
> the bullet. I installed the Sound Tiles from Sailors Solutions. I did some 
> research and talked to the folks who sell the paint at a boat show. They 
> admited that it was more for dampening, not acoustical elimination.
>
> Anyway, I am extremely disappointed in the lack of noise reduction the 
> tiles provided. I tried to be meticulous in getting tight fitting and 
> complete coverage and I just feel it hasn't made much difference. I will 
> add gaskets (nothing to lose at this point) to see if that makes a 
> difference, but if I knew it would have been like this I would have tried 
> the West Marine stuff (don't know if that is better) or gone without. The 
> covers become significantly heavier and are now a pain to remove for 
> engine maintenance and inspection--So I am probably in the minority in 
> saying I wouldn't use the tiles given my experience...
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Richard Smith" <richsmi01 at hotmail.com>
>
>> Hi Folks - A while back there was a discussion about the virtues of the
>> sound reducing paint vs the traditional acoustic tiles...can anyone give 
>> a
>> review of either method after a season of use?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Rich.
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