Clint KY
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I am starting a minor rebuild on an ’85 Monark 1644V Bassfinder. I got the boat very reasonably as the floor is rotted and the OP did not want to attempt the repair. I have removed the front deck and the plywood is nearly nonexistent. I picked up what was left being held together by what was left of the carpet. I intend to replace it with plywood, as I am not able to find any aluminum that I can afford that will work. But the question I have is about the floatation foam under the deck. The deck is about 1/3rd live-well and storage, 1/3rd large chunks of foam and 1/3rd open space. The foam is not secured in any way. Is this normal? The picture below is with the foam removed for cleaning out the remains of the mice nests. The area in the center had the large blocks of foam along with smaller chunks to fill the spaces. There was also chunks on the outer spaces between the live-well, storage area and hull. There was no foam in the front section (to the left) at all. Should the foam be secured in some way, or is the fact that it is captured by the decking sufficient? Can I also assume (always dangerous) that I could add more foam without any ill effects?
Thanks,
Thanks,