I have a old boston whaler that is very heavy, can u remove the foam to make it lighter?

You can do anything, but by removing the foam, you also will remove the buoyancy that makes a Boston Whaler such a safe choice!



If you are planning on putting the boat in the water, leave the foam in!!I have a old boston whaler that is very heavy, can u remove the foam to make it lighter?
think about how much foam weighs. The resulting loss of bouyancy is far less than the amount of weight you are saving.I have a old boston whaler that is very heavy, can u remove the foam to make it lighter?
first- you cant remove the foam. second- why remove the lightest part of the boat.I have a old boston whaler that is very heavy, can u remove the foam to make it lighter?
the loss of the foam is not going to make much of a difference in whatever it is that you are looking to do. that foam that you have (should something happen) will only allow the boat to sink so far. what you are looking to do just might cost you your life and the life of someone else.
Having had Boston Whalers for 40 years, I'll tell you exactly why the boat is so heavy....there are either cracks or scrapes or holes in the inner or outer layer of fiberglass and water has gotten inside the hull.....while the foam doesn't soak up the water it doesn't do anything about keeping it out.So cracks on the inside have let in rain or wave water, on the outside the sea, and theres gallons and gallons in there.......even though the foam takes up all the space between the hulls, there are enough nooks and crannies and voids that there is LOTS of water in there.At 6.5 pounds a gallon for fresh and 7.0 lbs per gallon for salt

The only cure...and believe me, I've seen dozens of different ways of solving this problem, is haul the boat out of the water,prop it up so the transom is lower, and then drill a half dozen 1/8th inch holes in the bottom,at the low point, thru the fiberglass and into the foam ( about an inch deep, say).

Now go away for a month, if not longer. Fix the holes you drilled and any other spots on the bottom, inside and out....the boat will be hundreds of pounds lighter and will get up and fly with the same outboard that gave only sluggish performance....and you wont have to do this again for 20 years.

oh yeah, you cant take the foam out because its what provides space and structure between the inner and outer hulls.take the foam out and the whole thing collapses