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.