boat foam?

[redneck joe]

What kind of boat

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

now i have a question i was going to replace the foam when i do the floor and the floor is only soft in one area in the back and i was just going to only replace like a 8 long peice of the floor up to area by the wheel and leave the front but replace the foam in the front to from trying to squeeze underneath the front . i guess my question is should i just replace all of the floor or do it where i dont have to remove the bow seats and the wheel etc ?

What? This is too hard to follow without punctuation.

 

[airshot]

If your gonna redo the foam, replace the whole floor. Piecing rarely works.

 

[brodyg201]

ok it’s a 1981 starcraft supersport 16 ft

 

[brodyg201]

What? This is too hard to follow without punctuation.

i was just thinking about replacing only a like 8 ft peice of floor essentially. instead of the the whole floor

 

[brodyg201]

If your gonna redo the foam, replace the whole floor. Piecing rarely works.

ok yeah i figured i would have to .

 

[redneck joe]

Yeah all of it. Any leaks?

 

[brodyg201]

Yeah all of it. Any leaks?

no none as far i know

 

[cyclops222]

So the water is from rain and wet swimmer people ?

 

[cyclops222]

I use closed cell foam sheets from H D and Lowes for decades. Cheap and cuts easily on the table saw or Jig Saw.

 

[airshot]

I use closed cell foam sheets from H D and Lowes for decades. Cheap and cuts easily on the table saw or Jig Saw.

And....if it ever needs replaced....so much easier to pull it out than having to dig and scrape !!

 

[redneck joe]

Score and snap.

 

[brodyg201]

no none as far i know

So the water is from rain and wet swimmer people ?

yes i mean i have only had the boat out on the water 1 once i just bought

 

[brodyg201]

I use closed cell foam sheets from H D and Lowes for decades. Cheap and cuts easily on the table saw or Jig Saw.

ok sweet anything special i need to know about using it ?

 

[kd4pbs]

Cheap and cuts easily on the table saw or Jig Saw.

Have you purchased any lately? The stuff is worth more than it's weight in copper now.

 

[brodyg201]

Also i have a question for y’all my motor now doesn’t have trim. and i was thinking maybe along the road adding a aftermart trim plate. do any of you have any experience with those . and if so do you recommend them ?

 

[airshot]

Power trim and tilt is great when trying to get max performance from your boat and motor, but the after market stuff ain't cheap ! So...how bad do you want to get the absolute most out of your outfit ? How much HP are you dealing with? For the cost, you might consider trading motors for one that has T&T already on it.

 

[redneck joe]

ok sweet anything special i need to know about using it ?

No need for saws, box cutter and snap it like sheet rock. Come in diff thicknesses so you can custom fit.

 

[redneck joe]

Also i have a question for y’all my motor now doesn’t have trim. and i was thinking maybe along the road adding a aftermart trim plate. do any of you have any experience with those . and if so do you recommend them ?

I'm in the same 'boat' on a motor i bought for 400 bucks. Aftermarket stops at about 40hp unless go crazy custom which costs. I an buy a used off ebay for about 1200 but do is that juice worth the squeeze? Its got a whale tail on it so id prob just live with it for in between hole shot and top end. I am not after performance just a bit more hp.

 

[redneck joe]

@BWR1953

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