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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    Here are pictures of the boat shortly after I started gutting it. -1st image was before I'd removed the engine. -2nd image was after everything was removed and I'd started cutting out the floor -3rd image was taken while trying to remove the side panels... yeah... not in such great shape... but...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    Thank you for your detailed response. Now, I'll reply: - The internal bracing I did (trying to hold the hull in it's "capped" shape) failed. I tried keeping the hull from popping out (along the sides), after removing the cap. Didn't hold. So, the hull "foompt!" out. Oh, well.... 'tis what...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    All the foam removed... now what next? - I'm thinking, if I were to replace the plywood, at the rear, I'd size it a little bit wider, port and starboard, as well as closer to the aft edge. This way, the new wood covers all existing holes, allowing me to fill in the "holes" only as deep as the...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    Wouldn't it be nice if companies chose to make money a different way than just selling new models of things? I've often thought that an ongoing warranty could be one such way, for those who don't WANT to have to buy the latest/greatest new thing every few years, but want protection for their...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    I decided, for the most effective approach, to flip my cap upside down. Thankfully I had my 26 yr. old son to help lift and position it, and then turn it over. Tonight, I removed the last of the majority of the foam. It's just cleanup "chisel work" to get rid of the last remaining bits. It's...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    I managed to lift and then prop the cap up against the block wall of our backyard and now working on removing the old foam with a wide metal spreader (for drywall work), using a hammer to drive it into the foam at different angles and chiseling it out, piece by piece. Time consuming work and a...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    More work! All by myself, I managed to get the cap off my hull! And, then, off comes more hardware.
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    If I go the plastic bottles+foam route, I do NOT plan to have the bottles visible (that would be so redneck)! All you'd see is the foam. But I'm assuming a bottle of air is more buoyant than plain foam, so you get more buoyancy, overall, combining the two. The chemicals in foam don't dissolve...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    So just refoam or my other flotation idea + foam? I've looked underneath the cleats and they're just coarse-threaded metal screws through the fiberglass... no aluminum (laminate schedule? What is that?).
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    So, what I should do is get the cap off the hull (well, get it on the ground, since it's already separated), chip/chunk/cut out all the old foam and basically refoam it? Or could a different type of flotation be considered, like capped 20oz/2ltr bottles and foam those into place? Should I do...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    1 year and 5 months later... I'm kinda getting back into the mood to work on my boat again. But I'm horribly bothered by the way the foam was applied under the bow. I'm trying to understand WHY it was done the way it was. Even sloppy work is done that way, for a reason. May not be a good...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    Well, I just learned a new boat term! BOOT STRIPE! Aaaand, I now know what that black line on my boat is! Yay, me! :cool:
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    Well, that's a nice sentiment, but I was hoping for an explanation of "why" the manufacturer did that. Assuming there is any reason or logic to it at all.
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    Well, here are some pics... and the way the foam was applied doesn't make logical sense. For example... there is a thin layer of foam on the Starboard side of the bow steps, not the Port side. There is foam in the Port gunwale, but not the Starboard. Both sides have the same plywood...
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    1981 Citation Marquis restoration...

    Would it be advisable to dig out the old stuff and put new in? The stuff that was under the floor was as brown as pumpernickle bread, but dry and crunchy like... I have no idea! But it sure didn't seem good. This stuff under the bow cap at least looks like it's just aged, old foam. But does...
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