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mwsnapper
MMT Member
Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:05 pm Posts: 13
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 Taking out Flotation
I got a 1854 Gator Trax that has flotation under the front deck and in the rear bench seat. I was thinking of taking the flotation out to free up some more space up forward might leave the back alone. Anybody ever done this?
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:46 am |
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elmerfudd
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu May 20, 2010 7:55 pm Posts: 62 Location: iowa
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 Re: Taking out Flotation
Wow you just opened a can on this one. The safety patrol is gonna be all over this one. I redid my front deck and yanked the foam. I did ad a floor and foamed under it, more for warmth then floatation. The foam I pulled out of my front deck was shot. It wasn't gonna do me any good if I did sink the boat. I was going to pulled the foam in the rear but it was in good shape so I left it.
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:29 am |
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kwak smacker19
MMT Addict
Joined: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:07 pm Posts: 582 Location: hahnville
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 Re: Taking out Flotation
I have a 16x48 alweld and I was thinking of doing the same thing but a small hatch in the back and only cutting out the foam the size of my hatch but I am kinda nervous bc I don't want to regret it after
_________________ 1432 fiberglass inboard with an18 vanguard gettiung where i need to go slowly
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:08 pm |
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greenhead
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:46 pm Posts: 66 Location: Middle of California
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 Re: Taking out Flotation
I don't have any flotation in my baot. just a good bilg pump. Call gator trax and ask they will tell you
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:31 pm |
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cb5331
MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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 Re: Taking out Flotation
They put enough in to float the boat with a max load full of water. If you start removing some of it, you may as well remove all of it. If you start taking it out its not gonna work the way it was designed to. It only serves its purpose if the boat is completely full of water. Does not make the boat float any better or worse with no water in the boat.
If you run a lot of areas with big water, or have small children you may want to think about keeping it in. A lot of us do run without it, but you have to be aware of the situations you put the boat in, and what kind of precious cargo you are carrying around.
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:30 pm |
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mwsnapper
MMT Member
Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:05 pm Posts: 13
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 Re: Taking out Flotation
I figure my other boat will sink so I dont want this one to feel special. I really want to move my gas tank and batteries up forward and this is the only way. Anybody know how hard it is to get the foam out? Is the whole void filled or is it just in pieces?
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:51 pm |
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cb5331
MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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 Re: Taking out Flotation
Pulled the foam out of my dad's legendcraft and it was easy. The gd's look like a bitch. Not sure on the gtx. Just have at it and find out! Haven't seen a write up on the gtx, but they were taking some serious weight out of the gd boats. Take some pic's of the process and let us know if what you remove takes out a bunch of weight.
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:59 pm |
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SmokeEater829
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:48 pm Posts: 1830 Location: Belle Chasse, LA
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 Re: Taking out Flotation
I took at least 100 lbs of wet foam out of my GD boat. Here is a link to some pics of what I've done to my boat.
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Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:04 pm |
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