I read a few old threads about flotation under floors soaking up water and decided to check mine. It only took about an hour. I bought the rivets and several drill bits. Ended up only using one drill bit. Was easy for me because the floor didn't have any hydroturf or the sort. The pictures of scale are from the first piece from the front of boat. The rear pieces were heavier. i stood on the scale and then held a piece on scale. There were 6 sections of foam all toegther. Ended up removing 107 pounds of bad foam. I was really surprised. This was on a 2003 16x44 GD.

Glider-I have the same boat,same year.Mine is stored in a shed-Do ya think its that bad?? Also-what are ye goin' back wit??
Anyone's thoughts...

I helped a buddy remove all the flotation in his rig last year. WOW...it was amazing how much all that waterlogged stuff weighed!

I have an 18'44'' 2000 model. Just removed 130 lbs. of wet soggy foam. But I can't really complain, the boat is 10 years old. But i gots something coming in the near future. RENOVATION!

score 1 for JBreaux

So do you replace it every 3 to 5 or every 10 years?

pretty sure all mud boat mfg are geting top dollar for their shit new and used

I'd put my hull up against a go-devil anyday

i bet you would since you have 2 more runners and a double bottom

No Foam!!

what model gd is that? i noticed that mine has 5 runners after looking at your pic.

2003 16x44

you'll have to take that up with the new owner on that hull.

but i'll take u up on the offer when brother finishes my new boat.

i said i'd put my hull against a go-devil anyday, and i meant that mine would hold up bettr and be stronger in the long run. what did you have in mind?

uh oh... Go Devil VS Brother Internet Showdown 2010

alright ladies....calm down....

the FACT of the matter is, is that Godevil build a good hull that is tough and runs good. I know..I had one for several years. They do whoever need the flotation foam replaced as gig said every now and then.

No need to start slamming them. I know alot of people (and I was one of them) that have Godevil hulls and they meet their needs just fine.

Dayum....yall talkin like mudbuddy built these hulls or somethin'

where u located?....i'm always up for a ride somewhere new.....i handled the 4 1/2 to 5ft wide mud ditches winding through the woods the other weekend without slidin up on the banks....tha same can't be said for Mitschke though 3 times he drydocked it

no green timber where i'm at...just stump flats and floating grass you can damn near walk on..oh and more stumps.

what size bit did you go with Glider? i may do mine before i put the turf down. what kind of foam did you go back with? in my last gd i found a local builder supply that carried the 2 inch thick white foam (the hard foam like the kind used in packaging)