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					Originally Posted by Destroyer  People are amazed at the fact that the foam holds water...  but it does.  After a while it absorbs huge amounts of water, which equals huge amounts of extra weight.  When I redid my soft deck floor I discovered that all the foam under the deck was completely saturated with water.  We filled several 40 gal Brute garbage cans with the water filled foam.  Never weighed them, but I can attest to the fact that they were VERY heavy carrying them out to the curb on garbage day.  I'm guessing that I got rid of 200-300 lbs easy.  That's like an extra adult riding in your boat. |  My wallet just cringed!
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