Can anybody tell me where I would have to cut???

[John the landlubber]

I believe there is a possibility of the foam in my dory being waterlogged. I am going to drive the boat and trailer to a public weighbridge and check the weight (bare hull should be 585kg) and then lift the boat off ande take the trailer back to the weighbridge. If the foam is saturated, I will cut out the deck and re-foam and check the cross-braces and stringers etc. The deck of my boat is somewhat unusual as it was purpose built for the military. Where exactly should I cut to remove the deck??? (please see pictures on link below)

 

[JB]

Re: Can anybody tell me where I would have to cut???

Howdy, John.<br /><br />That's a Quayle Dory? (sp?)<br /><br />If you do have water in there, and I suspect that is closed cell foam, like Boston Whalers, you can probably dry it out the way we dry out Whalers if they get water between the hulls.<br /><br />We drill 1" holes in the bottom of the keel at the bow and stern, tilt her up a bit and pump warm air through her, bow to stern, with a vacuum cleaner exhaust for a few days. That usually dries her out. Then we just seal her up and go fishing.

 

[Reel Poor]

Re: Can anybody tell me where I would have to cut???

Originally posted by John the landlubber:<br /> I believe there is a possibility of the foam in my dory being waterlogged. I am going to drive the boat and trailer to a public weighbridge and check the weight (bare hull should be 585kg) and then lift the boat off ande take the trailer back to the weighbridge. If the foam is saturated, I will cut out the deck and re-foam and check the cross-braces and stringers etc. The deck of my boat is somewhat unusual as it was purpose built for the military. Where exactly should I cut to remove the deck??? (please see pictures on link below)

Try this link John, yours didnt work.<br /><br />We did one like JB described also. Later I got to thinking if this would work if we turned the boat upside down and cut the holes in the floor instead of the hull. I cant reason why that wouldnt work just as well. Not that it would really make a difference, i would just rather not cut a hole in the bottom again.