Yea or nea on floor foam replacement?

[gunner1]

Well the time has finally come to install the floor in my project 1967 Starcraft aluminum hull. Do you guys, many of whom have ALOT more experience at this than me- feel I need to replace the foam that I removed? It was two inch thick sheets of styrofoam and was waterlogged and falling apart. If you think it's necessary, this is the stuff I was considering: http://www.owenscorning.com/comminsul/documents/Foamular250.pdf

BTW, I used 3/4", 5 layer plywood to replace the old floor. I laid it in the boat today and I don't feel any give at all.

 

[oops!]

Re: Yea or nea on floor foam replacement?

us coast gaurd rules say foam is manditory in a craft under 20 feet.

of course its your boat....and you can build it how ever you choose.

i dont beleive tashasdaddy uses foam in any of his projects.....(might be wrong....)

read this...

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=233479

good luck
oops

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Yea or nea on floor foam replacement?

i think it really depends on where you boat, in 50 years of being around boats, i have only "holed" one boat, on a submerged piling. if you boat in trecherous water, foam is good. if all open clear water it's up to you.