Re: [omc-boats] Underfloor Foam

I thought there was a link, but I just checked and all it says is "A mailing
list archive is available to list members." Worst case, I can dig through
my filed e-mails and forward a few, but there are quite a few and it would
take me a good while to dig through them to find the right ones (side effect
of having too many knowledgable people posting).

Phil: Perhaps you could enlighten us both on how to access the mailing list
archive?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Willie Anderson" <speednut@...>
To: <omc-boats@...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 8:32 PM
Subject: RE: [omc-boats] Underfloor Foam

> But are the old posts archived somewhere?
>
> Willie
> 68 Evinrude Sportsman 155
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-omc-boats@...
> [mailto:owner-omc-boats@...]On Behalf Of Andy Perakes
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 6:40 PM
> To: omc-boats@...
> Subject: Re: [omc-boats] Underfloor Foam
>
>
> Others on the list will be much better at providing an answer, but as I
> understand it, the foam is a structural member of the floor and if it is
not
> bonded directly, you will certainly lose stiffness and thus strength. It
is
> well worth the time to look through some of the old posts for details on
how
> the other people have done this.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "A Mark" <tinman694@...>
> To: <omc-boats@...>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:24 PM
> Subject: [omc-boats] Underfloor Foam
>
>
> > Probably didn't pay enough attention to the list, but
> > wondered if anyone had removed the foam from under the
> > floor and just replaced the sections with expansive
> > foam filled bags (sealed) rather than filling the
> > whole sections?
> >
> > Unfortunately, after exploring the center cavity on my
> > 1970 Tiderider, The plastic 'drain tube' running down
> > the center had ruptured at some time in the distant
> > past and had soaked the rear section of foam. In the
> > process of removing the whole floor and all of the old
> > and SMELLY! foam. The stringers and hull are in good
> > shape--just some dry rot on the non glassed spars in
> > between the stringers.
> >
> > Was planning on re doing the floor to make a storage
> > area in the center (for Ski's and fishing poles),
> > installing the transducers for the depth finders, and
> > putting a secondary bilge pump (by epoxying a piece of
> > the polyethlene 'wood') to the hull for a mount. Then
> > of course, make a deck of 3/4 marine plywood with a
> > poly coating and carpet.
> >
> > Any suggestions or thoughts on doing the upgrade?
> > This seems like it will lighten the boat by at least
> > 1000 pounds by the weight of the saturated foam!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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