f100 5.8 towing a v20 uphill - Page 2

aussie · #11 03-29-2011, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bksah2

I Wonder

you said that your speed with the 3.7 was very slow and now your truck cant pull a hill with the v in tow ..Just a though ,,i wonder if your foam under the floor is totally saturated and water loged this would add hunderds of unwanted pounds to the boat whick may cause both problems

well how do i check that

Destroyer · #12 03-29-2011, 02:51 PM

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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 · #13 03-29-2011, 09:14 PM

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

bksah2 · #14 03-29-2011, 09:30 PM

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 · #15 03-29-2011, 09:42 PM

this boat is getting better and better each time

THEFERMANATOR · #16 03-29-2011, 11:26 PM

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 · #17 03-30-2011, 12:01 AM

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 · #18 03-30-2011, 05:36 AM

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.

aussie · #19 03-30-2011, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

mine a 88 mopdel havnt checked it yet but i will

bradford · #20 03-30-2011, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

No foam on my '85.