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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Renovating a 2004 Tracker Pro175
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<blockquote data-quote="Johnny" data-source="post: 427544" data-attributes="member: 13599"><p>when a boat is stored outside under a good tarp</p><p>or - in garage or covered shed out of the weather,</p><p>there is usually no foam-water issues.</p><p></p><p>when the boat is stored outside in the weather,</p><p>over the years, the foam will degrade with age</p><p>and soak up rain or melted snow water like a sponge.</p><p></p><p>so - if you are confident your foam will last a few more years</p><p>if protected properly, there is no need to add to what is there</p><p>unless you want to.</p><p>drainage is the issue....... the last bass boat I bought was stored outside</p><p>under a cheap blue tarp that leaked pretty bad.</p><p>then, when water got under the plywood deck, there was no drainage</p><p>on top of the foam. so the water had no place to go but "through"</p><p>the 20 year old foam. if you see places where a small hole would provide</p><p>drainage, I would do it just for insurance. build it and enjoy your boat !</p><p></p><p>in these two photos, you can see where I would drill drain holes above the floor.</p><p>if the foamed compartments are not watertight as in the second photo, I would drill the</p><p>drain holes lower. but water will only infiltrate the bottoms of the compartments</p><p>if the boat holds a lot of water. Proper drainage is the key. Provide a path of least</p><p>resistance for any accumulated water to escape.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]89514[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]89508[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]89513[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>how willl you store it 99% of the time?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnny, post: 427544, member: 13599"] when a boat is stored outside under a good tarp or - in garage or covered shed out of the weather, there is usually no foam-water issues. when the boat is stored outside in the weather, over the years, the foam will degrade with age and soak up rain or melted snow water like a sponge. so - if you are confident your foam will last a few more years if protected properly, there is no need to add to what is there unless you want to. drainage is the issue....... the last bass boat I bought was stored outside under a cheap blue tarp that leaked pretty bad. then, when water got under the plywood deck, there was no drainage on top of the foam. so the water had no place to go but "through" the 20 year old foam. if you see places where a small hole would provide drainage, I would do it just for insurance. build it and enjoy your boat ! in these two photos, you can see where I would drill drain holes above the floor. if the foamed compartments are not watertight as in the second photo, I would drill the drain holes lower. but water will only infiltrate the bottoms of the compartments if the boat holds a lot of water. Proper drainage is the key. Provide a path of least resistance for any accumulated water to escape. [ATTACH type="full" alt="foam drain.JPG"]89514._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="compartment.JPG"]89508._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Tracker.JPG"]89513._xfImport[/ATTACH] how willl you store it 99% of the time? . [/QUOTE]
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