Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild
Re: 22' Starcraft Islander Rebuild
When the great day to launch arrives it will be with all our blessings.
Thanks DW, much appreciated! Man, the day she floats is going to be sweeeeet! Guaranteed perma grin
Hey Jason, you been watching too much Sesame Street with all those colours
Yah buddy, I need to get that covered up ASAP!
I might have to do flotation in my next boat. Thanks to you no way will it be no foam.
I have stewed on foam for glassers. As I see it, pour in foam is the way to go,
BUT, it would have to be completely, absolutely, totally, 100% sealed. Water should never, ever, make it's way sub deck. Knowwhattamean?
nice progress! are those bottles secure? that may be noisy. is there plenty of room for expansion? i know its cold where your at, in the summer when heats up those bottles are gonna expand alot. i hope that doesnt put pressure on the deck. but i love the idea, free, easy, and clean. i will probley follow suit on mine.
-MD
Yah, the juggs are all in there fine. They can wiggle and expand but are pretty well surrounded by noodles and such so there shouldn't be a whole lot of rattling.
MD (and anybody else who is thinking about going this route) - I don't think I would recommend it. Why? Here are my thoughts...
The containers are great for a couple of reasons. They will never saturate, ever. They were free, I really like that. The displacement relative to their weight is excellent.
The containers are not so great for a couple of reasons. They leave voids and they are a big hassle to try and fit.
If I were to hit the do over I'd probably fill this boat with nearly all noodles. Take a serrated bread knife and they are a breeze to cut, manipulate and fit. It probably took me 10x longer to fit all that stuff than it would have had I simply gone all noodles. If the Dollar Tree had them in stock I would have went and bought another couple of boxes. But they don't yet have them and I already had the containers on hand, so in they went.
Honestly, I think the only reasonable application those jugs would have is where there are really big spaces to fill. In this Islander, the bow most hatch is a good example. Midships bilge area might be another. In my case the fuel tanks took up most of the space midships. Anybody who is rebuilding anything shorter than 22' I'd say don't even bother with it.
I also didn't care too much working with the foam board. I'd rather work with noodles in that case too. I think behind my side curtains will be a great spot for the pink/blue foam board. Nice, long, flat, straight runs for that stuff.
I hope that helps!
Cheers guys!
