Make sure to check the flotation foam. I just did a boat make over and my foam was totally water logged. I removed all of it and bought two part expandable flotation foam on ebay to replace it. Cost me about 200.00 but in my opinion, worth it.
Make sure to check the flotation foam. I just did a boat make over and my foam was totally water logged. I removed all of it and bought two part expandable flotation foam on ebay to replace it. Cost me about 200.00 but in my opinion, worth it.
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Use a long angle cut at the ends to add to the length of the stringers, and stagger the layup so that no 2 joints are at the same location. I would make up a template of what size and shape you need first with just regular
grade plywood, then use that as a pattern for the final version. Same for installing the deck, no need for screwing up the expensive plywood, so make a template first for use as a pattern.
Spartannation - it's water logged as well. If I figured correctly, I need 38.5 cubic feet of foam. I priced it from aeromarine products at $550 - $600, with shipping, minus tax. Gonna do some more pricing and research on it. I read somewhere about using foam sheets, would need to verify which ones are closed cell. Problem is, no structural support. I'm not sure if that was the other reason for the foam.
Yobuck - will do, for both suggestions! A local appliance dealer usually has boxes. Would be the cheapest route.
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Another thing I did was lay 1/4" fan fold foam on top of the cross ribs and poured the foam on top of that. Like you said, it eliminates some structural support but I don't use my boats as hard as some so it wasn't a concern. By doing it that way, the water has somewhere to go rather into the foam and if I pick up the front of the boat the water should run to the back. Search rigid pour foam on ebay, 10 gallon kit is 495 with shipping, 40 cubic feet. That should float 2400-2600 pounds.
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