hammerhead_77
Seaman Apprentice
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Resto Forum Gurus...
Is there a way to dissolve poured in foam?
I have a ProKat 2860 - no wood in this boat - that due to a bad bit of luck and a couple design flaws has the foam in the forward part of the sponsons full of water. The shower drain actually went into the foam instead of into a sump or bilge... the previous owner seems to have had poor maintenance practices that also led to water getting into that foam.
I don't need to decap the boat or anything so drastic, but I would like to remove all of the foam (and install another bilge pump). Problem is that I would have to cut a half-dozen big holes in the liner sole to get to the foam to try to tear it out manually. I am hoping there is a solution that will allow me to either melt it out with a solvent or at least get it to be brittle so it can be taken out more easily.
Thoughts?
Is there a way to dissolve poured in foam?
I have a ProKat 2860 - no wood in this boat - that due to a bad bit of luck and a couple design flaws has the foam in the forward part of the sponsons full of water. The shower drain actually went into the foam instead of into a sump or bilge... the previous owner seems to have had poor maintenance practices that also led to water getting into that foam.
I don't need to decap the boat or anything so drastic, but I would like to remove all of the foam (and install another bilge pump). Problem is that I would have to cut a half-dozen big holes in the liner sole to get to the foam to try to tear it out manually. I am hoping there is a solution that will allow me to either melt it out with a solvent or at least get it to be brittle so it can be taken out more easily.
Thoughts?
