21 foot fiberglass boat

[Jakem]

I have gutted my boat and have put it all back together with new stringers and such. I am curious on the flotation foam and if I can put boat in the water without it. I will use it once my bank account recovers from the rest of the project lol. Bad idea. Good idea?

 

[alldodge]

Replace the foam, it's not there for just flotation, it's also used to stiffen the hull

 

[Jakem]

Right o...thanks

 

[todhunter]

I used two 16-lb kits of 2-lb density foam on my 19 ft boat restoration. That's under $200...surely a drop in the bucket relative to the rest of the money you spent on the restoration. I agree with AD - just go ahead and do it.

 

[Jakem]

Definitely the cheapest portion yet...I didn't realize it was that cheap I assumed like everything else it would be pricey