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I am going to restore a 1973 20ft potter. I was just wondering what is everyone input on the use of foam in a rebuild. I completed my seabird two years ago a used it. Now I am double thinking it use. [image]http://www.myfishingpictures.com/watermark.php?file=500/1522seacraft_inside-med.jpg[/image]

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Welcome to the site CaptDave!!!

Seabird .... hmmm someone’s going to want pictures [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

As for the SeaCraft and Foam in the rebuild ??? How did you intend to use it ??

Up against an uncoated fuel tank, not good !

Give us some details of what your thoughts are.

Lots of great info here .... ENJOY !!!

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I was thinking about taking the old out and putting in new.
[image]http://www.myfishingpictures.com/watermark.php?file=500/1522seacraft_inside.jpg[/image]

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That would be me! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Capt Dave - which model Seabird did you have? I've got a '72 23' CC (V-24 Mariner).

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Capt David...here's your boat

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...s/inside20.jpg

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If it's dry? leave it alone, unless you want to seal the top of it.
If it's wet dig it out and replace it, but save the dry hunk's to put back in with some new added to glue it together.

I understand that the price of 2 part foam has really shot up.

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Yes may just leave it be and put in some bulk heads.
I had a 23 tricked out seabird that capt karl and I rebuilt. I posted on the fs fourm and seabird forum under bitsandbytes. Or go to myfishingpictures.com and do a search.

Luis how did you get the pic to work?

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Capt David,
I remember seeing your boat on the Seabird site. Very nice work.

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CaptDavid, I personally would take the foam out and leave it out. It has no real benefit. The thought behind it was, if you hit something hard enough to breach the bottom of the hull it would keep you from sinking. That problem can be easily be remedied with a 2k or 4k gph ditch pump in addition to your maintenance pump. And if you hit something where a pump that size won't keep up your gonna sink regardless of the foam.
The foam is a loosing proposition as it will retain water from condensation alone, not to mention other source's.

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I just pulled a ton of foam out of my 23 footer. It wasn't saturated but it did have water pooled under it. It will not be going back in, no real reason for it to be there.

Best of luck, Jason

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Jaizzen, that was my brothers and others same thoughts. I will use nitacore on the bulkheads and that should make the hull ridgid. Nitacore is going to be the material of choice on this boat. I used okume on my seabird. I intend to keep this one light and fast. I am looking at a 140 or 150 hp motor for it. I need it to be very ecomonical.

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Make her pretty David!Good luck with the project!

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I saved your picture to my hard drive. Then I went to www.photobucket.com and uploaded the picture from my hard drive to my photobucket account. After the picture was uploaded, I copy and pasted the URL that was under the picture on photobucket. I then replied to your thread, hit the image button located under the reply box nex to the font color selection. When the box comes up after hitting the image selection, just paste the URL address that was copied. After you hit the post button, the picture will come up.

Isn't too confusing is it??????? Let me know.

Luis

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CaptDavid,

I assume you are planning on transverse bulkheads; where are you planning on putting them, and how high will they be? My 20 is not as stripped down as yours, but I've got the tank out and I was thinking of doing something with the exposed foam (it's damp on the bottom) and installing bulkheads to make the tank "coffin" area tight and sealed off. See my earlier thread here http://forum.classicseacraft.com/sho...b=5&o=&fpart=1

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Where is the Seabird site? I have searched for that site but could never find it. Any help? Tight lines. Tarpun

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Thankyou!!