Hi... I love buying old boats and fixing them up. Well, I got a dandy of a boat this time.... ugh! Surface has cleaned up okay and the hull is solid; I just added two inspection ports, near the coaming, and on the back deck. The front hull is reasonably dry... but the back half of the boat is wet, soggy, and heavy. My daughter and I could not lift it to carry back into the garage after cleaning it on our lawn. I have read tons of articles about drying out the foam... shop lights, black plastic, desk fans, basking in the sun, etc. Eventually it will probably get lighter, but....... could I cut and scoop out the "ripe watemelon" textured foam from the back area? I know that the foam adds great flotation in the event of a hull rupture, but I also read that air is just as good for flotation if everything is water tight. What are the dangers of just scooping out about 20 pounds of old, soggy foam from underneath the back deck?
Thanks. Jim
Thanks. Jim