Hey Folks,

Been a while since posted. So last year, I bought a major project boat. As I dug into the back which looked like this:

i dug in and found the following, which can only be explained as insulation foam of some sort.

You can see it on the right side of the image.

Now, obviously this seems a terrible idea. As you can see this led to rot beyond belief, which led to cleaning out, cutting, inserting new wood. Fiberglass. Epoxy. Got cleaned up and on the water:

So, as you can see I left the old front seat in and what can hardly be described as a stripping deck in. . I wanted it on the water and she did great in her first season. So a few weeks ago, I decided it was time for a new stripping deck. A real one. So, I removed this little storage area only to find. . .drum roll, . . . more foam.

So, of course I cleaned that up too. So, question is: Why would anyone in their right mind put this stuff in a boat. In a wood boat, added boyancy seems not needed. This foam did only one thing - collect and store water. Add weight. Create opportunity for rot. . .

So did the same there, cleaned out, more wood, more epoxy, fiberglass etc. But she is ready again to hit the Kenai tomorrow. I still gotta put in a new front seat some time. . but fishing is a priority!