✅ SOLVED strange object found on the beach

[1bear]

Hello Guys!
I`m compleatly new here.
I`m amatour hunter, and everything is kinda new to me.
But I`m getting better and better
I found this item on the beach in Scotland,
Its small, size of 3 coins,
Its hard like stone, and melts under the hot needle (but there is no smell-so its not ambergris)
I tried to identify it, but simple I have no idea how to even name it...:/
Please help
Thanks

 

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[Hdubya]

I really have no idea...It kind of looks like fiber glass to me. Maybe it's fiber glass off of a boat and there's a screw or some piece of metal in it. That's the best guess I can come up with!

 

[old digger]

Maybe some type of marine gall stone or fur ball?

 

[Breezie]

It looks like the inside core to a golf ball that has been misshapen by the surf. I can see where the strings were wrapped.

Welcome to the forum Breezie

 

[1bear]

Thanks guys, this forum is just great!, since I found my first fossil which is 2 weeks ago, I managed to find some nice things
lots of other fossils, minerals, few very nice septarian nodules I will uploud it in my album today

thanks for help,

 

[boris]

Hello Guys!
I`m compleatly new here.
I`m amatour hunter, and everything is kinda new to me.
But I`m getting better and better
I found this item on the beach in Scotland,
Its small, size of 3 coins,
Its hard like stone, and melts under the hot needle (but there is no smell-so its not ambergris)
I tried to identify it, but simple I have no idea how to even name it...:/
Please help
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I found a big green one on beach here, shape of hogge/boat like many things here, has MP and SI letters like nuggets found, I think SI is Sommer Islands[Bermuda]. Does yours have CP or LP on it? ie roman numerals? Maybe given to Native Indians in trade? HH Boris I have roots in Scotland[Edinburg] and many sailors came here from there. Teach, Tew. Kidd etc.!

 

[cudamark]

Did it ring out on a detector or did you just eye-ball the thing?

 

[EmptyPockets]

Ear wax?

-Joanne

 

[1bear]

ear wax haha, hope its not ear wax
I spot it on the beach,

 

[Jimmi]

It does look very organic in nature , especially from that one angle. But is there some way insulation could harden like that from heat?

 

[woodstock]

To me it looks organic and reminds me of a root knot ... Woodstock

 

[cheese]

Sure looks like fiberglass to me. The color is right too. Part of a wrecked boat hull.

 

[1bear]

Thanks a lot for all help

 

[EmptyPockets]

Could you imagine a big hunk of ear wax on the beach? Gross.

I think I'm going along with the hunk of fiberglass theory. Maybe from a boat repair and the fiberglass ball thrown into the ocean.

-Joanne

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I see boris is still making IDs.

Looks like fiberglass to me. Do whales have ears?

 

[Gold007]

It looks like petrified gum.

 

[BosnMate]

I think Breezie got it.

 

[MinnesotaStateUniversity]

I see boris is still making IDs.

Looks like fiberglass to me. Do whales have ears?

I agree. Definitely chopped mat, not woven.

But if it was from a watercraft of some kind, wouldn't it be translucent?

The polyester is the resin that's notorious for the yellow discoloration. I'm near positive all marine/water craft uses an epoxy blend.

Put a flame to it & tell me me if those white strands start on fire. Don't inhale!

 

[junkless]

I agree. Definitely chopped mat, not woven...
The polyester is the resin that's notorious for the yellow discoloration. I'm near positive all marine/water craft uses an epoxy blend.

It definitely appears to be "melted" FRP composite.

Resin systems used for watercraft can be polyester, vinylester, epoxy, or even thermoplastic. More than likely its a poly or vinyl system, for multiple reasons. First off, These systems are more economical and found on the mass produced products. Secondly, the chopped strand is generally used with styrene based systems which break down the finish on the glass allowing "wet out". Epoxy based composites are advantageous in higher performance applications and cost a lot more. They also tend to utilize the woven fabrics to enhance their already advanced properties.

Composites is one of the fields I operate within.

 

[MinnesotaStateUniversity]

It definitely appears to be "melted" FRP composite.

Resin systems used for watercraft can be polyester, vinylester, epoxy, or even thermoplastic. More than likely its a poly or vinyl system, for multiple reasons. First off, These systems are more economical and found on the mass produced products. Secondly, the chopped strand is generally used with styrene based systems which break down the finish on the glass allowing "wet out". Epoxy based composites are advantageous in higher performance applications and cost a lot more. They also tend to utilize the woven fabrics to enhance their already advanced properties.

Composites is one of the fields I operate within.

I have the most difficult time wetting out chopped mat ...even w/ a roller. I don't bother vacuum forming cheap resins (poly).

I'm DIY everything. Thanks for the info! I'd love to experiment w/ thermoplastic, but we don't have any suppliers in time & it's relatively expensive. For small projects, I usually can get away w/ PETG (2 liter bottles & milk jugs). They are great for moulds! -A lot cheaper than going the PVA/gelcoat route, lmao

I was forced to start using epoxy blends when I moved into my dorm, ha