Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Wet Foam - what to do?

Posted by kamie on 09/16/13 - 4:47 PM
#101

progress was made and lessons learned this weekend and as usual more work too do. I removed the foam in the front and hopefully got as much water out as possible. I can roll the boat around on the grass and I can still tilt it on either side. Solo, i can flip the boat, so i think it's as light as i can make it. I also replaced the floor pieces and secured them. I think this is where i went wrong, I should have poured the foam first, shaped it and then attached the floor. Doing it backwards means that i have voids to fill under the front deck where the foam didn't run well and it means that where i was not careful about volume, I have glass work where the foam pushed up the floor panels. All in all, I still have more foam to pour and then places to clean up. Had camera issues so no current photo's of the foam job. I suspect that by the time I get a reasonably flat floor, i will end up spraying at least the deck portion of the boat with gelcoat. Next time I hope to practice making a mold of the current non-skid pattern which will check one more thing off the list.