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Unsinkable

Spray Foam Magazine – Late Summer 2022
https://www.sprayfoammagazine.com/foam-news/unsinkable/3954
When the BIDCO Marine Group of Buffalo approached A1 Insulation & Coatings LLC regarding a rather unusual project, Troy Gilchrist and his crew were eager to get started and solve what could have been an unsinkable problem. Troy Gilchrist, the owner of A1 Insulation & Coatings, got his start in insulation with cellulose retrofit insulation while working for weatherization programs in New York State. He later became involved in the spray foam industry, setting up his own company and learning how to apply spray foam by working with local contractors who had experience in the industry. He has now been working in the SPF industry for the past 20 years. A1 Insulation & Coatings thrives on providing the best insulation installation in Western New York and a staff committed to providing the highest level of customer service and professionalism.

When the three-man crew arrived on-site at the Naval Park, they soon discovered there was no surface prep necessary for this project. The main objective was to drain as much water as possible out of the compartment and then fill the compartment up with foam. This was to ensure it both sealed the compartment from any water coming back in. Since the submarine is decommissioned and no longer operational, it needed to have added buoyancy, much like an internal flotation device.

The total spray volume of the compartment was 12 feet wide by eight feet long and approximately 30 feet deep. The steel substrate included many steel pipes running through the compartment that the crew had to work around. NCFI Polyurethanes 21-070 foam was applied, and, in this case, distributed by Profoam Corporation out of Rutledge, GA. This foam meets Title 46 CFR 179.240 for flotation foam and is even U.S. Coast Guard-approved. Gilchrist and his crew used a PMC PH40 proportioner with a Fusion PC gun to install the foam. Spraying the material filled in approximately 1,920 cubic feet of foam, using a total of two and a half sets.

BIDCO was very happy with the results, and the A1 crew and the entire team on this successful project feel confident that they will be asked to come back to fill in more compartments for the USS Croaker and possibly for the USS The Sullivans, a WWII Destroyer that also saw combat action.

To repair the vessel, the A1 crew drained water out of the leaking compartment and then filled it up with foam, all while working around steel pipes in the tight space.
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY TROY GILCHRIST