f100 5.8 towing a v20 uphill

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by aussie

well how do i check that

Easy way would be to lift the floor panel by your fuel tank, and then take a 1" piece of copper pipe, sharpen one end on a grinder, and take a core sample of the foam in that area. If the foam is dry you should be ok.. if it's saturated with water that's not so good.

[aussie]

ok ill try it then if its wet then what can all the foam be removed rrrrrrrrrrrrrr i give up

[bksah2]

I think you can also get to some of the foam from taking out the rod holders..I know the foam is for safety but i HATE the stuff ..Had a few boats over the years and they all had saturated foam from one degree to another..Its like wet snow and when its gets wet it weights a TON.. the bad part is there is no way to get it out ,,,you have to dig it out.. I did here that there was a liquid that you can pour on it and it will desove it but i have looked and looked all over the net and in stores and cant find the stuff ..I have poured everthink from gas to acid on it and no luck..

[aussie]

this boat is getting better and better each time

[THEFERMANATOR]

Break
Out
Another
Thousand

Didn't you know that's what BOAT stood for? I know I sure learned this one teh hard way, so don't feel alone.

[aussie]

well i dont mind doing the work seems like rust in a car u find a small hole then when u start cleaning its half the car lol

[phatdaddy]

how old is your hull? not very many had foam under the deck from the mid 80's & older. mine is an 83 and no foam, i think all of the in deck fuel tanks were foamed in, but that is only in the fuel cell compartment.