foam flotation

Foam replacement is much like oil selection on this site. There are lots of opinions as to whether or not the foam should be put back. There are good agurements on both sides of the fence. There are members here that have boats that do not have foam in them, so to answer your question yes you can leave the foam out.

My first thought was- will the fish be going offshore? Tomski, you should have a capacity tag near your shifter.

Wise.

the coast guard also requires life preservers too.. a boat is replaceable, if you tell the adjuster, well yeah i took out the foam that is required of course a red flag will go up...they are on a need to know basis...most of the times replacement values are less expensive than the repair costs of a soggy boat. the foam has nothing to do with saving the boat its required and its there to save your ass, seeing most guys that ski cant swim, when the boat sinks it gives you something to hold onto because you forgot your life vests

with all the discussuions on foam, ive decided finally that if i was to do my own boat i would not include it in the floors, because of the damage it causes. to rationalize why is these boats are designed for river and lake use, its there for safety and safety only, it is required for safety which i fully condone, it does not have anything to do with noise or stability because the hulls are designed for ridgity. if you were to use this as a long range fishing boat by all means the foam should be there who wouldnt want it 20 miles out. it is required as are airbags are on a car when manufactured and the choice is yours as to if you want to use foam or not. as with doing someone elses floors i would recommend putting the foam back in for liability reasons. I'll probably regret posting this but its my opinion as to what i would do with my own boat because ive seen alot of posts wondering why its there and if you should re-foam or not, its an opinion and i hope its taken that way.

Don't forget your noodles.

A LOT of members have posted pictures of their foamed floor, start searching. There is also foam sprayed underneath deck along the gunnels and in the bow.Look at skibum's photobucket page.

handi-foam

Guys - Another question - should I be digging the foam from around & underneath the battery box? I reviewed photos of that area & it looks very tight with the air ducts right up against it. I thought about pulling the battery box out but have a way of cracking things when I pry on them.

I saw on TRBenj's project that he left the BB in, so I am wondering if it's a nesessary step - my floor has no soft spots that I can find.

Chris

I am also going to re-foam my boat. Did you find out where to get it foam and what type? Thanks

8122pbrainard wrote: handi-foam

Fiberglass Coatings Inc. 3 locations in Fla.
1-800-272-7890 great customer service, I would price shop, but good customer service is a plus

there is no time with a drill, use a stick, mix a test sample to get a feel for the product

eric lavine wrote: there is no time with a drill, use a stick, mix a test sample to get a feel for the product

OK thanks, it's getting warm lately so it's time get that foam in and finish the floor.

Pour foam kits will typically yield 25 times the volume of the kit you buy. You will need to do some measuring of the space you want to fill and calculate. We also don't know what boat you are doing. The stuff isn't cheap so we don't want to over estimate.