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Removing Bench Seats & Adding Front & Rear Decks
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<blockquote data-quote="richg99" data-source="post: 400308" data-attributes="member: 4376"><p>The overall thing to remember is that, if any boat gets filled with water (waves; leak; some nut swamping you by driving too close; etc.) that boat is going to sink. </p><p></p><p>UNLESS, it has something inside of the hull that will DISPLACE some of the water that has found its way inside of your boat. Foam does that displacing job.</p><p></p><p>When you remove foam, you are removing your life line. You can reposition that foam into a nearby space and all will be well again. </p><p></p><p>You can put a sealed empty live well in place of the foam. However, remember that if you fill the live well with water, it is no longer empty. If the live-well isn't totally sealed, then intrusive water will find its way into the "empty" space and you have more problems than you wanted.</p><p></p><p>I often read about people pulling foam out and not worrying about it. Doesn't make me sleep very well.</p><p></p><p>regards, richg99</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richg99, post: 400308, member: 4376"] The overall thing to remember is that, if any boat gets filled with water (waves; leak; some nut swamping you by driving too close; etc.) that boat is going to sink. UNLESS, it has something inside of the hull that will DISPLACE some of the water that has found its way inside of your boat. Foam does that displacing job. When you remove foam, you are removing your life line. You can reposition that foam into a nearby space and all will be well again. You can put a sealed empty live well in place of the foam. However, remember that if you fill the live well with water, it is no longer empty. If the live-well isn't totally sealed, then intrusive water will find its way into the "empty" space and you have more problems than you wanted. I often read about people pulling foam out and not worrying about it. Doesn't make me sleep very well. regards, richg99 [/QUOTE]
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