Hi,
I am working on an old sunfish and i am looking to remove the foam from inside the hull. now i searched for help on this and found that the mere mention of this seemed to cause anguish in the sunfish community.
let me explain:
this boat weighs about 300+ pounds. it takes 3 guys to lift and sits in the water about 2'' from the rub rail. the foam must come out! there must be like 20 gallons of water stuck in there. that would take a decade to dry out. i'd also rather not cut a bunch of inspection holes. this boat has been in the family since it was new in 1962. i would hate to see it go.
someone else on here mentioned separating the deck and hull at the rub rail and pulling the foam through the gap. this keeps the cockpit, board slot and mast attached. this is the approach i would like to take.
the problem: i removed the rub rail but the deck and hull are surprisingly well attached. in fact, there is no visible seam whatsoever.
i attached pictures of the seam under the rub rail.
if anyone knows of another way or how to break this seam, please help.
thanks
I am working on an old sunfish and i am looking to remove the foam from inside the hull. now i searched for help on this and found that the mere mention of this seemed to cause anguish in the sunfish community.
let me explain:
this boat weighs about 300+ pounds. it takes 3 guys to lift and sits in the water about 2'' from the rub rail. the foam must come out! there must be like 20 gallons of water stuck in there. that would take a decade to dry out. i'd also rather not cut a bunch of inspection holes. this boat has been in the family since it was new in 1962. i would hate to see it go.
someone else on here mentioned separating the deck and hull at the rub rail and pulling the foam through the gap. this keeps the cockpit, board slot and mast attached. this is the approach i would like to take.
the problem: i removed the rub rail but the deck and hull are surprisingly well attached. in fact, there is no visible seam whatsoever.
i attached pictures of the seam under the rub rail.
if anyone knows of another way or how to break this seam, please help.
thanks