[C320-list] Engine compartment sound proofing

[Gary Magnuson]

I used the product from Sailors Solution and have been very happy with 
the results.. I bought Time A Weigh in the fall of 06, and brought the 
engine covers home and added the insulation over the winter.  I have 
never heard the engine without it, so I cannot attest to the amount of 
noise reduction...   Hope that helps..

Gary Magnuson
Time A Weigh  #205
On 6/22/2014 10:22 AM, Kaare Wold wrote:
> I am interested in proceeding with this project to quiet down the 
> rattlecan Yanmar.  I do have some concerns with using a plain Home 
> Depot ceiling tile that is not  designed to function in an enclosed 
> engine environment.  Would appreciate some feedback on the following 
> question.
> Have you owners insulated just the front engine cover or did you 
> insulate both the front and rear?  Thanks for your comments.
> Kaare Wold
> Sheet Music #945
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Brown" <oceanblues at mac.com>
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 6:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Engine compartment sound proofing
>
>
>> Someone on this forum suggest ceiling tiles, which I did and it 
>> worked great and cheap.
>>
>> Jeff Brown
>> 949-350-5123
>>
>>> On Jun 19, 2014, at 4:14 PM, Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Bill,
>>>
>>> Around 2003 I installed sound proofing in our engine compartment and 
>>> it made
>>> a big difference.  Mostly it cuts down the harshness and does drop the
>>> volume significantly.  But it won't be "quiet".
>>>
>>> I used the 1" West Marine which is a moderately dense foam with a 
>>> lead-like
>>> layer in the middle to help hit multiple frequencies.
>>>
>>> I was able to do it in an hour or so.  Even today the adhesive is 
>>> showing no
>>> signs of letting go.  You peel the backing off and give it a certain 
>>> amount
>>> of time before you stick it on, but recall it was quite easy to dry 
>>> fit and
>>> cut with a razor knife.  I purchased the "kit" which came with some 
>>> silver
>>> seam tape and some metal plates with pin supports that they say to 
>>> use for
>>> overhead spans, but they're  not strictly necessary on our engine 
>>> covers
>>> because there is so little area to support.  I think I used one on 
>>> the front
>>> cover and none on the aft cover.  Both are fine today.
>>>
>>> Incidentally, if you use 1" on the Front (galley side) engine cover, 
>>> the
>>> lower pulley may just touch the insulation.  The trick here is to go 
>>> ahead
>>> and install the cover and run the engine.  It's just the very bottom 
>>> of that
>>> pulley that might rub just a tiny bit.  When you stop the engine 
>>> you'll see
>>> if and where it rubs and can either leave it or carve out a tiny 
>>> bit.  It
>>> really won't hurt anything.  You won't be able to use anything 
>>> thicker than
>>> 1" on the front.
>>>
>>> Also, if you purchase a roll of the 1/2" version, you can use it to 
>>> stick on
>>> the fridge side to keep the engine from melting your Ice Cream.  :)
>>>
>>> If I were to do it again, I'd still go this route.  I considered the 
>>> Tiles,
>>> but it was a lot more piecing together and more seams.  With the 
>>> rolls of
>>> stuff, you can cut and install the overhead piece first, then butt 
>>> the sides
>>> up tight to it and it helps hold the edges in place.  I cut mine so 
>>> that
>>> each cover just used one single piece (including the top), so that's an
>>> option too.   The first thing you'll notice is how much heavier the 
>>> covers
>>> got.  The second thing is that the harshness is down considerably.
>>>
>>> Avoid the sound deadening paint scam.  It's a joke and doesn't work.
>>>
>>> Two pictures of the Job using the West Marine kit.
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/EngineInsulation1
>>> http://tinyurl.com/EngineInsulation2
>>>
>>> Good luck!
>>>
>>> -Jeff Hare
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On 
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Bill Hutt
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:53 PM
>>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>> Subject: [C320-list] Engine compartment sound proofing
>>>
>>> Ok, new thread.
>>> I'm looking at a product from Sailorssolutions.com called SPM. It's 
>>> 1" thick
>>> self adhesive tiles. Has anyone tried this with good results?
>>>
>>> Bill Hutt
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad=
>>>
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