Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hull for vessels, containers or equivalents. The method comprises the steps: preparing an elastic or viscoelastic glue through mixing of at least two components; monitoring and/or controlling the mixing for determining if a correct desired mixing product has been achieved; applying a layer of the glue onto the hull (2) or on a first side of a sheet (4) of cellular plastic or other light weight material; mounting the sheet onto the hull, the sheet being equipped with a multiplicity of through-going air evacuation holes (12); placing an air permeable material (6) on top of the other side of the sheet (4), mounting a vacuum foil (8) onto the other side of the sheet; gluing by vacuum suction; observing visually if the glue exits out of the air evacuation holes on the other side of the sheet.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ship deck and a prefabricated ship deck element for manufacturing the ship deck. The ship deck comprises a surface layer with an exposed upper side, e.g. of teak, being supported upon a carcase existent in the ship and having a surface that has protruding irregularities. The prefabricated ship deck element comprises said surface layer and an underlying layer of cellular plastic, and is applied upon the carcase by attaching the free lower surface of the cellular plastic layer to the carcase, such that the irregularities occurring on the surface of the carcase sink into the cellular plastic and the exposed surface layer remains essentially unaffected by said irregularities. In this way, a great surface finish can easily be achieved, at the same time obtaining significant savings of weight, subduing of footsteps and thermal insulation.