Belzona wins boat race

Demonstrating its confidence in the performance of its waterproofing products, Belzona Polymerics has coated a 'Belzona Cardboard Boat' in water based, weather proofing products and set it sail across the lake at Ripley Castle, Harrogate.

Belzona's engineers designed and created the boat to prove that the water-based roofing membrane was completely waterproof and would not breakdown on immersion in water.

The frame was built using cardboard boxes; the joints were then bandaged over using Belzona SuperWrap resins and reinforcing sheet to give the boat some rigidity.

The boat was then fully coated using Belzona 3111 (Flexible Membrane), a solvent-free microporous coating primarily used for the long term repair and protection of all types of roofs.

The Belzona boat successfully sailed across the lake leaving its competitor (an uncoated replica) to completely collapse and sink.