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<blockquote data-quote="bobbyb" data-source="post: 251416" data-attributes="member: 7092"><p>Excellent topic!</p><p></p><p>When I purchased my tinnie last September the previous owner told me there was always a little water in the bilge area :shock: "a gallon or 2"</p><p>I wanted to refloor and carpet so I removed the floor and found the 2 part Urethane factory foam - with some areas of the foam having a touch of mold and a musty smell to it.</p><p>The decision was easy for me. The boat is 17 years old, so is the foam. The previous owners comment about water in the bilge - so out it came. </p><p>There was a bit of water creep into the foam, but to be honest not as much as I expected to find. Towards the stern the creep was greatest - about 2" into the foam - and the foam was breaking down.</p><p>The bottom line for me - Opening up gave me an opportunity to really clean the alum (Mold) and flood the boat prior to re-installing closed cell foam, looking for the water intrusion.........I found it - the drain under the livewell had a slow leak - and would have continued had I not done what I did.</p><p>I used the Closed Cell from Home Depot at 24. a sheet. </p><p>It was a lot of work, but at least now, I know what I have under that floor, so no 2nd guessing + added relief I know this boat will float if god forbid anything happened.</p><p></p><p>Thxs again to the thread starter - =D> Great and Timely Post =D> </p><p></p><p>bobby</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobbyb, post: 251416, member: 7092"] Excellent topic! When I purchased my tinnie last September the previous owner told me there was always a little water in the bilge area :shock: "a gallon or 2" I wanted to refloor and carpet so I removed the floor and found the 2 part Urethane factory foam - with some areas of the foam having a touch of mold and a musty smell to it. The decision was easy for me. The boat is 17 years old, so is the foam. The previous owners comment about water in the bilge - so out it came. There was a bit of water creep into the foam, but to be honest not as much as I expected to find. Towards the stern the creep was greatest - about 2" into the foam - and the foam was breaking down. The bottom line for me - Opening up gave me an opportunity to really clean the alum (Mold) and flood the boat prior to re-installing closed cell foam, looking for the water intrusion.........I found it - the drain under the livewell had a slow leak - and would have continued had I not done what I did. I used the Closed Cell from Home Depot at 24. a sheet. It was a lot of work, but at least now, I know what I have under that floor, so no 2nd guessing + added relief I know this boat will float if god forbid anything happened. Thxs again to the thread starter - =D> Great and Timely Post =D> bobby [/QUOTE]
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