foam inside my fishing boat
 

I just bought a 16 foot shallow v hull mirrocraft fishing boat. I
bought it used and planned on replacing some rotted wood, as well as
reconfigure the storage space in it. It now has 3 battery storage
compartments. Two near the outboard (35 hp) and one inside the
casting deck. The battery inside the casting deck is placed right in
the middle which makes it difficult to fit anything other than small
items inside of this storage area. Near the transom of the boat there
is a livewell in the center with a compartment on each side which open
up to two more battery compartments. There is raised decking that
covers the livewell and battery storage areas as well as all of the
space around them. The only openings in the raised decking was for
the livewell and batteries. I took off the decking with plans to
utilize as much storage space as possible but found that all of the
space surrounding these areas was filled with foam. If I remove the
foam I will be able to triple my storage space but I am unsure of its
purpose. I do not want to remove it if it serves a useful purpose.
Any suggestions from anyone with more experience would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks alot

foam inside my fishing boat
 

On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:04:07 -0700, wrote:

I do not want to remove it if it serves a useful purpose.

It's called flotation and is what keeps the boat on the surface if it
should become swamped.

Do not remove it.

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:04:07 -0700, wrote:

I do not want to remove it if it serves a useful purpose.

It's called flotation and is what keeps the boat on the surface if it
should become swamped.

Do not remove it.


Unless it's the old type that became waterlogged...which is common on my
class of trailer sailboat.

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On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 09:33:41 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:04:07 -0700, wrote:

I do not want to remove it if it serves a useful purpose.

It's called flotation and is what keeps the boat on the surface if it
should become swamped.

Do not remove it.

Unless it's the old type that became waterlogged...which is common on my
class of trailer sailboat.

Even with water, it will help keep the boat afloat.

It goes without saying that if it is waterlogged, then by all means
replace it, but don't remove it.

foam inside my fishing boat
 

On Jun 4, 8:33 am, "Don White" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:7qo7635ki996iqib56nl58s4spdbfjq4t6@4ax .com...

On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:04:07 -0700, wrote:

I do not want to remove it if it serves a useful purpose.

It's called flotation and is what keeps the boat on the surface if it
should become swamped.

Do not remove it.

Unless it's the old type that became waterlogged...which is common on my
class of trailer sailboat.

Would it then be time to either replace the foam, or the boat itself?

foam inside my fishing boat
 

On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:08:26 -0700,
wrote:

On Jun 4, 8:33 am, "Don White" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:7qo7635ki996iqib56nl58s4spdbfjq4t6@4ax .com...

On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:04:07 -0700, wrote:

I do not want to remove it if it serves a useful purpose.

It's called flotation and is what keeps the boat on the surface if it
should become swamped.

Do not remove it.

Unless it's the old type that became waterlogged...which is common on my
class of trailer sailboat.

Would it then be time to either replace the foam, or the boat itself?

Replace the foam is an option.

Replacing the boat is always an option.

Removing the foam isn't an option. :)

foam inside my fishing boat
 

On Jun 4, 10:07 am, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 09:33:41 -0300, "Don White"

wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:04:07 -0700, wrote:

I do not want to remove it if it serves a useful purpose.

It's called flotation and is what keeps the boat on the surface if it
should become swamped.

Do not remove it.

Unless it's the old type that became waterlogged...which is common on my
class of trailer sailboat.

Even with water, it will help keep the boat afloat.

It goes without saying that if it is waterlogged, then by all means
replace it, but don't remove it.

How do you replace it without removing it?

foam inside my fishing boat
 

"basskisser" wrote in message


How do you replace it without removing it?



You guys are funny.


db

foam inside my fishing boat
 

Some time back someone in the regulatory world decided that all boats below
a certain size should not sink. The manufacturers responded by injecting
expanding foam into various spaces, mostly under the floor but sometimes
also in the sides. The problem is that this meant that these boats no
longer had an open, draining bilge. They thought that water would not get
into these sealed compartments they created for the foam. But water, given
enough time, can get into just about anywhere. Water gets trapped in these
spaces and that results in the foam getting waterlogged and the wood
rotting.

You can buy the foam from www.uscomposites.com where you can also buy epoxy
to reseal your new floor. It will probably last another 25 years or so if
you simply redo it the way it was. Adding a few new compartments will
probably not reduce the floatation enough to sink the boat. I replaced my
floor and outboard stringers and I did not replace the foam. Instead I
drilled drains in my stringers and restored my bilge to an open bilge. I
did that so water could drain and my new floor would not rot. My boat will
sink if it fills with water. But my boat is a small open bow boat that I
use on local lakes where it is not possible to even get more than a few
hundred feet from a shore. I have heard of other solutions such as using
sections of those foam noodles and sealed 1 liter coke bottles to add
floatation without trying to create sealed compartments.

wrote in message
ps.com...
I just bought a 16 foot shallow v hull mirrocraft fishing boat. I
bought it used and planned on replacing some rotted wood, as well as
reconfigure the storage space in it. It now has 3 battery storage
compartments. Two near the outboard (35 hp) and one inside the
casting deck. The battery inside the casting deck is placed right in
the middle which makes it difficult to fit anything other than small
items inside of this storage area. Near the transom of the boat there
is a livewell in the center with a compartment on each side which open
up to two more battery compartments. There is raised decking that
covers the livewell and battery storage areas as well as all of the
space around them. The only openings in the raised decking was for
the livewell and batteries. I took off the decking with plans to
utilize as much storage space as possible but found that all of the
space surrounding these areas was filled with foam. If I remove the
foam I will be able to triple my storage space but I am unsure of its
purpose. I do not want to remove it if it serves a useful purpose.
Any suggestions from anyone with more experience would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks alot

foam inside my fishing boat
 

D-unit wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message


How do you replace it without removing it?



You guys are funny.


db


That might be true of most, but this character is a troll looking for an
argument.

Dan

foam inside my fishing boat
 

On Jun 5, 7:54 pm, Dan wrote:
D-unit wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message

How do you replace it without removing it?

You guys are funny.

db

That might be true of most, but this character is a troll looking for an
argument.

Dan

Look, it's stalker boy!

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basskisser wrote:
On Jun 5, 7:54 pm, Dan wrote:
D-unit wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
How do you replace it without removing it?
You guys are funny.
db
That might be true of most, but this character is a troll looking for an
argument.

Dan

Look, it's stalker boy!


Your petty name calling...(your childish canned line)

So you are D-unit now?

foam inside my fishing boat
 

On Jun 6, 7:36 pm, Dan wrote:
basskisser wrote:
On Jun 5, 7:54 pm, Dan wrote:
D-unit wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
How do you replace it without removing it?
You guys are funny.
db
That might be true of most, but this character is a troll looking for an
argument.

Dan

Look, it's stalker boy!

Your petty name calling...(your childish canned line)

So you are D-unit now?

What exactly did I say that would make you think I'm D-unit, stalker?
Calling you a stalker isn't name calling, it's truth.

foam inside my fishing boat
 

basskisser wrote:
On Jun 6, 7:36 pm, Dan wrote:
basskisser wrote:
On Jun 5, 7:54 pm, Dan wrote:
D-unit wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
How do you replace it without removing it?
You guys are funny.
db
That might be true of most, but this character is a troll looking for an
argument.
Dan
Look, it's stalker boy!
Your petty name calling...(your childish canned line)

So you are D-unit now?

What exactly did I say that would make you think I'm D-unit, stalker?
Calling you a stalker isn't name calling, it's truth.


Simple - you responded to a response I made to D-unit, not you.

So you are stating that I am a stalker in a public forum? Make sure you
walk away from your pot and get some fresh air before you respond.

foam inside my fishing boat
 

On Jun 7, 6:59 pm, Dan wrote:
basskisser wrote:
On Jun 6, 7:36 pm, Dan wrote:
basskisser wrote:
On Jun 5, 7:54 pm, Dan wrote:
D-unit wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
How do you replace it without removing it?
You guys are funny.
db
That might be true of most, but this character is a troll looking for an
argument.
Dan
Look, it's stalker boy!
Your petty name calling...(your childish canned line)

So you are D-unit now?

What exactly did I say that would make you think I'm D-unit, stalker?
Calling you a stalker isn't name calling, it's truth.

Simple - you responded to a response I made to D-unit, not you.

You respond to many, many posts I've made to others. Does that make
you all of them? Makes you sound kind of silly for suggesting such,
doesn't it?

So you are stating that I am a stalker in a public forum? Make sure you
walk away from your pot and get some fresh air before you respond.

Are you stating in a public forum that you have some sort of evidence
that I have pot?

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foam inside my fishing boat
 

On Jun 8, 9:13 am, basskisser wrote:
On Jun 7, 6:59 pm, Dan wrote:





basskisser wrote:
On Jun 6, 7:36 pm, Dan wrote:
basskisser wrote:
On Jun 5, 7:54 pm, Dan wrote:
D-unit wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
How do you replace it without removing it?
You guys are funny.
db
That might be true of most, but this character is a troll looking for an
argument.
Dan
Look, it's stalker boy!
Your petty name calling...(your childish canned line)

So you are D-unit now?

What exactly did I say that would make you think I'm D-unit, stalker?
Calling you a stalker isn't name calling, it's truth.

Simple - you responded to a response I made to D-unit, not you.

You respond to many, many posts I've made to others. Does that make
you all of them? Makes you sound kind of silly for suggesting such,
doesn't it?



So you are stating that I am a stalker in a public forum? Make sure you
walk away from your pot and get some fresh air before you respond.

Are you stating in a public forum that you have some sort of evidence
that I have pot?

We all know you probably don't have any pot, or any good pot anyway ;)
We are also pretty sure you used to post as onlanier. As onlanier you
publicly stated that you wanted to know how to sex a pot plant, and
asked about indoor artificial lighting, if you did not admit to
growing pot, I don't know about that. We can all assume by your posts
that you at least had a great interest in pot and would guess you
smoked and also tried to grow it, that is what we think, it's how we
are going to look at you, it's your own fault for talking about it,
period. And who really cares? You know what? No one here cares if you
smoke pot, we all know folks who do, even if we don't know it, but in
most cases, we really don't care except it get's you soooo ****ed off
to mention it. Stops you dead in your tracks, it's kind of funny.
Anyway, wouldn't it be easier for you to just admit you "used to"
smoke pot (which anyone who used to would), that you failed once with
a couple of pot seeds, and get over it. Take it out of the equation,
so you can continue to tell people how stupid they are without that
huge distraction. ;)

Shhhhhhh, remember, no one really cares, it's just so fun to see you
**** your pants!




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basskisser wrote:
On Jun 7, 6:59 pm, Dan wrote:
basskisser wrote:
On Jun 6, 7:36 pm, Dan wrote:
basskisser wrote:
On Jun 5, 7:54 pm, Dan wrote:
D-unit wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
How do you replace it without removing it?
You guys are funny.
db
That might be true of most, but this character is a troll looking for an
argument.
Dan
Look, it's stalker boy!
Your petty name calling...(your childish canned line)
So you are D-unit now?
What exactly did I say that would make you think I'm D-unit, stalker?
Calling you a stalker isn't name calling, it's truth.
Simple - you responded to a response I made to D-unit, not you.

You respond to many, many posts I've made to others. Does that make
you all of them? Makes you sound kind of silly for suggesting such,
doesn't it?

No, you sound silly for saying "many, many posts". That's complete
bull****.

So you are stating that I am a stalker in a public forum? Make sure you
walk away from your pot and get some fresh air before you respond.

Are you stating in a public forum that you have some sort of evidence
that I have pot?

"Have", no. "Had"? - Only your own words, SFB.