Tkmww
Tanner M.
- Location
- Jacksonville, Fl
I did a refoam with polystyrene but was wondering if there is something I can use to fill in the voids that it has. Small voids add up to lots of water.
Waterproof foam?
- Thread starter Tkmww
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- Location
- New York Crew
either that, or if you reinforced, just install a versa plug inside the pump area.
freestylegeek
waiting...
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
That is the best solution to the 'water in the gunwales' problem! I love mine!
- Location
- SAN JOSE, CA.
Did you shed any weight when you refoamed...?
Tkmww
Tanner M.
- Location
- Jacksonville, Fl
I think it was 135 lbs before, then we reinforced, oneway valve, so it was back to 120 ish. Lots and lots of work for little weight savings. But when the hull gets full of water add 30 lbs to that!!! But it needed to be done and it was cool to see the process. Thanks for all the help on that Josh! Taking foam out sucks bigtime by the way. My engine is out right now so I am locating the leaks and fixing them. One was the plug on the bulkhead, another was the boweye in the tray delaminated, and a crack by the foothold.
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- Location
- New York Crew
I'd say 40 hrs work for 10-12 lbs on mine, plus a few hundo, footholds, glass, resin, 5200, Turf, glue, styrofoam, tools, etc.
Tkmww
Tanner M.
- Location
- Jacksonville, Fl
Yep that sounds about right...hahaha.
I tried running without the plugs just to see if the water would drain out while i was moving...it did. After a ride you could hear the air bubbles as it was filling back up with water. So they were like mini-scuppers...hahaha.
I tried running without the plugs just to see if the water would drain out while i was moving...it did. After a ride you could hear the air bubbles as it was filling back up with water. So they were like mini-scuppers...hahaha.
- Location
- SAN JOSE, CA.
What type of plugs did you use? Where did you put them? U used the poly sheets cut to fit and did you end up filling with foam anyway....?
I used couch drain plugs at first and put them in the rear, as low as possible. If you check out my build thread, there's pictures. I put versi-plugs in their place now to provide continual draining while I ride and still seal when the ski isn't moving.
Tkmww
Tanner M.
- Location
- Jacksonville, Fl
They are the couch plugs, but they are kind of high up. I also have very small drill holes at the very bottom with SS screws in them. We used the poly sheets and cut to fit. And no there isn't any foam.
- Location
- New York Crew
Frosty has a set of Sea Doo couch plugs with the versa plug style ball check valve, but they are internal so nothing in the way of pump cavity. Kinda like an in pump scupper. Those are worth looking into!!
swapmeet
Brotastic
- Location
- Arlington TX
When re-enforcing, how much material are you adding? Are you only making the gunwales thicker or are you adding some sort of 'beam' etc for strength?
I'm seeing the light on going foamless with versi-plugs, I need to do something, my skis heavy in the butt.
I'm seeing the light on going foamless with versi-plugs, I need to do something, my skis heavy in the butt.
Tkmww
Tanner M.
- Location
- Jacksonville, Fl
We just reinforced the engine compartment. I'm too scared to go foamless...i sink my ski alot!
- Location
- Cleveland Ohio
See Smurf's pingpong ball thread. Foam will always get wet and you will always have to defoam/refoam. If I ever have to de-foam my Trinity (hope not), I will ping pong ball it with NO FOAM.
Tkmww
Tanner M.
- Location
- Jacksonville, Fl
Ive heard of the ping pong idea. Also the empty water bottles as well. But there will still be huge voids for water to hang out. So in that case you would really need to run the versaplugs.