No worries. Never know till you try. Most are helpful, a few will have a
bit more than necessary to say, just tand back and watch anarchy
unfold....that's just the unsolicited free entertainment Just keep away
from those posts and posters and you'll do fine.

Try looking at www.iboats.com There're many palces with moderated groups
that are not minefields.

Good luck on your project. Seems small on the surface but really its quite
a job. Nothing like the feeling of having done it yourself.

Tan PS


"Ed Kracl" wrote in message
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Thanks for all the advice. I'm gaining more confidence in this project as
more people post.

P.S. I hardly ever post to newsgroups . So if my postings on the newsgroup
do not obey the usual standards. Please except my appologies. I'll have to
spend as much time reading about newsgroups as I have been reading about
boat repair.

Ed Kracl

"Ed Kracl" wrote in message
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I have a 1981 SeaRay SRV210 Cuddy, which I've started recondition the
interior on. Upon pulling up the old carpet, I found the floor on the
port
side soft and spongy. This boat has a fuel tank mounted in center of the
hull under the floor that runs from the step-down into the cuddy back to
the
engine compartment. There is a foam filled cavity on each side of the
fuel
tank which is covered with plywood and glassed in place.

Only one of the cavities showed any signs of delamination of the floor.
I
now have the glass and plywood tore off the one cavity from the cuddy
area
back to the transom. Before removing the glass and plywood, I noticed a
pattern of holes (approx. 3/4 inch) drilled through the glass and
plywood,
the foam was level with the top of the glass. I have to assume that when
foam was put in, it was poured or injected through these holes and as
the
foam expanded the excess foam was able to exit these holes.

Now, I have the water saturated foam dug out of the cavity and letting
every
thing dry out before sealing it back up.

I would like to put the new plywood floor in place glass it in solid,
then
drill the same pattern of holes, and pour in new foam. It seems to me
that
the foam up expand up to the bottom of the floor and provide a solid
floor.

A local vendor who sells the foam suggested leaving the top off the
cavity,
filling it with the foam, cut the excess off, and then install the top.
I
just don't think I would get a solid floor doing it this way.

Sorry for the long post, but I've never worked with 2 part foam before
and
I'm curious if someone out there can share any experiences with me.

Thanks in advance