How many divers and their gear do you expect to safely put on a 20' boat?

As the line in Jaws goes " We need a bigger boat!"


"platapus03" wrote in message
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"drake" wrote in message
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I am looking at obtaining an older 20' fiberglass Crestliner boat with
a Johnson 140 on it. It is out of the water on a trailer and where the
keel sits on the front roller it has damaged the fiberglass leaving an
indentation. I have looked at it and found water drops in that
location. There is no way this could be rain water. The seller is
claiming it has been out of the water for over a year except for the
short trip from his cottage to the marina where he put it on the
trailer. There is an hour meter on the boat which has 492 hours on it.
I don't know if this works or if it was installed when the boat was
new.

My first question is, can the fiberglass inside the gel coat become
waterlogged?

Yes.


Secondly, I believe there is Styrofoam flotation between
the hull and the floor, is it possible for this material to become
water logged if the water got past the fiberglass.

Yes.

If there is water in
the fiberglass, is it possible to get it out?

Yes, but you have to consider if the finished boat is worth putting that
much effort into. You need to cut out the bad fiberglass and open up the
waterlogged areas to get them completely dried out. Make sure ALL the old
foam is removed as it can easily be replaced with two-part (pour in place)
foam. Then all the fiberglass needs to be completely sealed back up to
prevent future water intrusion.