foam replacement candidates

Papax3 · Post by **Papax3** » Tue May 24, 2011 9:53 am

I've just taken out most of the foam under the starboard side seat benches (and I'm glad I did... toxic smelly foam that was keeping the inner hull wet (no damage to fiberglass or wood sub-structure on mine). I realize now that ANYTHING pressed against the inner hull will hold water, given that rain water finds its way in off the toe-rail.

I'm a safety-oriented guy (just read the "can you knock a chrysler down" article), and I'm wondering what the common practice is for replacing funky old foam that you took out? Blocks of foam? dense plastic air-bladders? What's cheap, and what works?

Thanx!
Bill Williams

mcrandall · Post by **mcrandall** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:25 am

Take a look at my posts "Glue Tool" and "What's inside a C-22 settee" One elliminated the gap for water infiltration (at least one of them), the other shows my removal of foam. I was lucky, surprisingly odorless! I expected to become the Toxic Avenger after opening it up, but very happy instead! Fans provide plenty of air flow, nonetheless!

My area will stay empty and used for storage. You could fill it with empty containers, insulation foam chunks, or even Great Stuff spray foam insulation. Not me though. Open and, hopefully, dry!

So, how'd you get your foam out? Pictures?

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Tue May 24, 2011 11:43 am

I use old discarded wine corks for extra flotation. Its a long slow process but I'm doing the best I can,,,,

Capt. Bondo · Post by **Capt. Bondo** » Tue May 24, 2011 12:15 pm

EE; wine corks

scary part, is that I know someone that has that many corks (it's taken 30 years).

Recycle/Reuse old plastic water and soda bottles, probely have a good air flow to help keep it dry too.

Jmckamey · Post by **Jmckamey** » Tue May 24, 2011 12:18 pm

Stuff it full of empty 2 liter bottles. With lids on of coarse.

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Tue May 24, 2011 12:54 pm

Capt. Bondo wrote:EE; wine corks scary part, is that I know someone that has that many corks (it's taken 30 years).

The empty Myer's Dark bottles tend to clunk together, otherwise I'd be closer to positive flotation on EE.
heehee..one does what one can...

CaptainScott · Post by **CaptainScott** » Tue May 24, 2011 1:04 pm

I like the Cork idea!!!

Scott

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Tue May 24, 2011 1:19 pm

69Shark wrote:I like the Cork idea!!!
Scott

Well, honestly I have to give the redhead credit for it, Scott. You see, everytime I tell her I need to do some work on EE she tells me to stick a cork in it....

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Tue May 24, 2011 8:32 pm

Just proposing an alternative to corks - Ping Pong balls! If you chose these for usage you can always say you have a ball on your boat!

Alanhod · Post by **Alanhod** » Tue May 24, 2011 9:41 pm

Yea, I like the idea of putting coolers in there with a plywood type cover like the other seats in the boat. If the coolers had a latching lid. Since they are mostly air tight, they would give you flotation for a short time

Thanks
Alan

Capt. Bondo · Post by **Capt. Bondo** » Wed May 25, 2011 8:57 am

Paul wrote:Just proposing an alternative to corks - Ping Pong balls! If you chose these for usage you can always say you have a ball on your boat!

...Your boat has balls