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Phat, that is exactly what I have in mind... Great to see it actually done.... nice job!!!!
Spare, what you say about the noodles makes a lot of sense. I'm still torn between using them and foaming... one the one hand I get 2.5 lbs per sq ft of added weight, sound deadening and some additional structurial integrity. On the other hand I get lighter weight, good water drainage and cheaper cost..... To foam or not to foam still remains the question.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless. 
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03-01-2012, 08:43 AM
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Foam that baby, so when the stringers rot to he// you will at least have another foam boat like many on the market today.
IIRC, CaptPete insulated that area under the floor and uses it as a cooler. I used that space on my center by adding in a hatch and fiberglassing in a false floor. Not easy to get to on mine, the edge of the cooler seat is resting on the edge of the hatch. I shoulda planned better.
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03-02-2012, 08:19 PM
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Destroyer, Thank you for posting the pictures. I also have a V21, but I have no reason to believe I have any problems, yet. Nice to see what it looks like under there.
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03-03-2012, 01:47 AM
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  Spare, you've convinced me.. noodles it is...the difference between the foam in place and using pool noodles is not great as far as floatation goes, but I like the idea of having each chamber able to drain into the bilge and get pumped overboard... that's a mighty big benefit....less weight, better fuel economy, better riding boat, dry bilge and foam, etc,... So far the best price I've found for solid 2 3/4' noodles is $62.95 for 20. Since each noodle can support 200lbs that means that a box of 20 can support up to 4000lbs. I'm going to try and get at least 2 boxes (8000lbs of floatation) crammed into all the nooks and crannys. As an aside, Stinky mentioned that he's always believed that a boat names itself as it is being rebuilt...that the name just comes to you... There may be some merit to that. I think that I might name her..... "Noodles" 
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03-03-2012, 08:26 PM
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start looking at the dollar stores once it warms up a bit more
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03-04-2012, 07:07 PM
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I believe you need to check your math. Try hooking 5 noodles to your motor and tossing it in the water and tell me what will happen. That 200 pounds is based on the difference of the weight of water and the weight of a person for the same volume of water. In reality, you are probably only looking at 15 pounds of buoncy (sp?) per noodle.
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