To foam or not to foam..that is the question..

[billfish16]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

Foaming complete.. after thinking about it and everything I just decided it was easier to foam, make it all watertight and (like MJ said) go fishing. Made a few improvements though... Foamed it completely up to the bottom of the deck , and, as shown in the last pic (sorry its a little dark) in the transom area we glassed from the splashwell to the transom to add a little extra strength to that area. (There's a gap of about an inch and a half on both sides of the splashwell that we filled with putty and then glassed over). Don't know why Wellcraft didn't do that when they made the boats... just seems like common sense. Oh well.....





Moving right along.... Next I have to add the hatch in the front area as previously discussed, get new rod boxes for the sides and install them and then start mounting things like the bimini, radar arch, antennas, engine, etc.

Wow, nice job! Glad I came across this post. I am almost done replacing all of the stingers and bulkheads with 3/4” marine plywood,1708 and epoxy. I used a pourable to replace the transom. I’m starting to think about where I’m going to foam. My V20 was only foamed around the tank, not gonna do that! I was thinking about on the outboard side of the stringers (including the bow) then noticed that is where your V was foamed. Also thinking about making a storage locker under the deck between the gas tank and cabin.

Thanks for this thread!