Old Ironmaker
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This morning we started to pull the floor from a pals new to him 86' StarCraft. It is bad, you can actually pull chunks out by hand and some plywood from a previous butchered patch job actually came up with the carpet. Here is the kicker all. The factory foam between the rotted stringers is as dry as a bone, no moisture, nothing. The boat was in the water no earlier than early September. Most of the wood is still wet to the touch. The foam is bone dry. I said that. I have read here on several threads that closed cell insulation can not take on water, others say yes it can. I was in the Sunroom business and our wall panels were closed cell, I know my foam, this is closed cell. The foam under the gunnels are open cell, similar to a coffee cup. The floor foam has a sheen to the outside and is very dense. I drove a 3/4" wood drill bit into a piece and it is dry. Like I said I have read threads here discussing whether closed cell expandable foam can become water logged some say yes, some say never.
Just an observation I wanted to pass on. I will try and get pictures from my phone to this PC. I have some problems doing that from my not so smart foam and camera, I'll try with the laptop itself perhaps.
Johnny D
Just an observation I wanted to pass on. I will try and get pictures from my phone to this PC. I have some problems doing that from my not so smart foam and camera, I'll try with the laptop itself perhaps.
Johnny D