2lb or 4lb foam for Islander cabin

Croge

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I am wondering what foam would be best for under the seats in the cuddy cabin in my 83 Islander? The seats def need some support but I am unsure if 2lb is strong enough to support the weight of people or if 4lb would be better? Any thoughts?
 

jbcurt00

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Arent the seat bases typically storage in an Islander's cabin?

Remove flotation foam from another area that needs to be replaced elsewhere?
 

jdvasher

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2lb is very tough. I ran 2lb on my 18' holiday and the floor is rock solid.
 

Croge

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Yeah it is mainly storage but I plan on doing wknd trips sleeping in there so I want it to be solid. I removed all foam and replaced with board foam everywhere except in cabin because I want better support from the pour in foam there.
That’s good to hear that your floor is solid with 2lb because I am leaning that way.
 

DCampbell

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hmmmn , maybe thicker ply like 3/4 instead of pour in. I worked really hard getting mine clean, lol . no way Im putting it back.
 

MNhunter1

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I concur with DCampbell, after removing the floatation from three different hulls, two with the foam board and one with pour in, no way am I ever putting pour in to one of my boats again.
 
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