Potential waterlogged foam

[boatnut74]

I have a 1990 Crestliner Phantom V170. Over the past 2 years I have lost 4-5mph at WOT. Ever since I have owned the boat it has leaked. I would get 5 or 6 gallons of water in the bildge after just an hour on the water . I found that my livewell pump that goes through the transom was leaking. I stuck a garden hose in the fitting and it started filling the bilge. I finally got the pump replaced but havn't taken it out for a test run yet. Im suspecting my loss in performance is due to waterlogged foam. I know the previous owner would leave the boat outside, uncovered the majority of the time as well. Are my assumptions on waterlogged foam correct?

 

[Cadwelder]

Re: Potential waterlogged foam

I would guess you are quiet correct. Water logged foam can add hundreds of pounds of weight to a boat.

 

[boatnut74]

Re: Potential waterlogged foam

So I went out and pulled up a piece of flooring on the port side and low and behold, it's soaked with water. Even worse, pour in foam :facepalm:. I guess I'm going to have to pull it all out and i'll replace it with foam sheets. I'll take t out a few more times to make sure I got my leak fixed. I'll post pics shortly, need to put the cover back on before the rain starts up again .

 

[jasoutside]

Re: Potential waterlogged foam

Even worse, pour in foam :facepalm:.

Ugh, my condolences

 

[boatnut74]

Re: Potential waterlogged foam

The ugly:

 

[jasoutside]

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Oh the horror! The humanity!!



One more thing to add to the list but she'll clean up great all the same

 

[boatnut74]

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Should be a fairly quick fix. Floor should come out easy. The only time consuming part will be puling the foam out. We plan to use it over memorial weekend then ill tear into it after that. I have two weeks off work coming up so that would be a good time

 

[Cadwelder]

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Be sure and check all the wood structure well while you're in there, rotten wood generally goes right along with water soaked foam...

 

[ezmobee]

Re: Potential waterlogged foam

Be sure and check all the wood structure well while you're in there, rotten wood generally goes right along with water soaked foam...

Tin boat Dave

 

[Cadwelder]

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Tin boat Dave

okay got me....d***n tin boats...LOL. Okay, just replace the foam.

 

[jasoutside]

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That was classic right there. Metal boats rule!!!

 

[Cadwelder]

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That was classic right there. Metal boats rule!!!

Geeeez....I'll never hear the end of this.....

 

[boatnut74]

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I used to have some glassers.....till i met the starcraft guys. May the glassers R.I.P.

 

[inboardnewbie]

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Ill tell ya im.doin a resto on a searay and my foam was wet not completely soaked but wet and the stringes were rotten so.i pulled the floor up and the stringers out and let it sit in the sun uncovered for about a week and i used a shopvac and kept sucking the water out and to the best of my knowledge the foam dried upthere is no.more wet spots no more water leaking from it so i replaced everything except the foam and it seems to be ok

 

[boatnut74]

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Ya you can dry out the foam but it won't stay dry. Once it gets saturated with water it acts like a sponge, sucking in all the water. Basically you would have to re-dry the foam every year and I would rather just spend the money now and replace it.

 

[inboardnewbie]

Re: Potential waterlogged foam

Your right i didnt think about that oh well hopefully i sealed it all.off good enough so that it doesnt get water back in it