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Re: North River - Removing foam from under floor advice
« Reply #15 on: July 25, 2024, 02:16:38 PM »
Glad my NR is foam free.  Does not look like fun.

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 I’d also make the drain holes in each segmented compartment bigger while you are in there. This helps them from getting clogged and standing water being trapped under your floor.
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Re: North River - Removing foam from under floor advice
« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2024, 06:15:01 PM »
I started pulling the floor up. We have foam from the bow all the way to the stern. It’s in there super tight and appears difficult to impossible for water to flow under the floor. I can’t believe it.

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Re: North River - Removing foam from under floor advice
« Reply #17 on: July 25, 2024, 11:55:19 PM »
I started pulling the floor up. We have foam from the bow all the way to the stern. It’s in there super tight and appears difficult to impossible for water to flow under the floor. I can’t believe it.

 Legally that’s the way it’s supposed to be, they did what they had to in order to comply. :twocents:
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Re: Update- North River - Removing foam from under floor advice
« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2024, 08:02:15 PM »
Got it all out. Two enclosed boxes the length of the hull are filled with foam.  Couldn’t get it out without cutting into the aluminum. No glue or anything. It came out really easy with little crow bars and putty knives. Was much easier than I expected.

Found three soft spots in the wood floor. I think we will swap out the floor for diamond plate next year.

Thanks for the help!

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Re: North River - Removing foam from under floor advice
« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2024, 08:56:58 PM »
Looks really good. Glad it wasnt too bad a job!

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Re: North River - Removing foam from under floor advice
« Reply #20 on: August 04, 2024, 01:53:12 PM »
All boats under a certain length are required to be virtually unsinkable, i think it's 20'?  They have foam in them so if you get swamped you have something to hold onto while you wait for rescue.  Over 20', well, it's going to the bottom.

There are two types of 2-part foam, the cheap expanding stuff and the really expensive stuff that can be in the water for years without absorbing water.  People also put other stuff under there to provide some flotation.

 


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