Rigpig

Thanks everyone. Much appreciated. It looks like a toss up between Evostick and making a box for the engine. The latter involves quite a bit of carpentry and materials so I might just try prepping the bulkhead and sticking it up with Evostick.

Thanks Tony, You raise some good points. I never thought of boxing the engine in! That sounds like it could be the best bet. Thanks again. Rob

Hi, We've just bought our first boat and the soundproofing in the engine bay is in a very sorry state. My plan was to rip it all out and put new mats in. The suppliers of the mats recommend using either plastic fixing washers or wooden battens, but this entails drilling holes in the forward bulkhead which I'm very skeptical about! The use of contact glue alone is insufficient as the heat and moisture will deteriorate the bond over time (which is what's happened to the mats that are on the boat now) Each mat is also quite heavy (3 kg per 0.6 m2 sheet) So my plan now is to glue steel pins that have a square base (see attachment) to the bulkhead with Gorilla glue in addition to spray adhesive over the surface of the mat. Any thoughts or ideas before I go ahead and order? Thanks Rob