Dave: I am of the same mind regarding flotation. Seeing as most in not all of my sailing on this small boat will be done on inland lakes I am good with what is here. George -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of W David Scobie Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 5:16 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Flotation George: based on the pictures i saw of your boat my guess was that 'bulkheaded' area in the forward part of the v-berth is filled with foam ... but no guarantee. the builder, Chuck, may have just made a 'box full of air' and put it there. if there is a hole in an 'air box' the boat can still sink. the other negative of a box of foam, or air, is if there is small hole the area can fill with some water and mold will grow (dark space with little/no airflow). the other issue i saw was that 'bulkheaded space' seemed smaller than the area Jerry filled with foam (see the picture i sent before). if this is the case there may not be enough foam/air to float the boat. now, the other perspective on this is not to worry about the boat floating if swamped/holed. i learned to sail on boats that would sink. my folk's boat was a 32' Cheoy Lee ... no way to keep her above the surface if she was holed. my personal perspective is i don't expect a swamped/holed boat to float so i don't 'worry' about flotation foam. what i worry about is not hitting something and holing the boat; or getting swamped (and why i put the hatchboards in place if the wind/seas come up). with the above said on my M15 if i were to have taken a long distance/time cruise (ie, up the inside passage from WA to AK) i would have taken out the foam so i would have more space to store food and water. again, this is what i, Dave, would do for myself. i sail my M17, that has no flotation foam, with no concerns. :: Dave Scobie --- On Fri, 3/29/13, George R. Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com> wrote:
Connie
In my unit there is small 2'x2' compartment that seals off the rest of the area under the bunks. I have to make an assumption that the rest of the area is filled with Styrofoam blocks. Do not have a small digital snake camera to check it out from the compartments under the side seats.
Thanks for the prompt feed back. I know I will be seeking a great deal of information as I progress with my cleanup and rigging.
George
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Conbert Benneck Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 10:01 AM
Hi George,
Yes, it's normal.
You'll find styrofoam blocks up in the bow compartment, if you remove the screws holding the cover in place.
You'll also find it under the cockpit sole, in the bilge.
Connie
ex M15 #400 LEPPO
On 29-Mar-13 10:48 AM, George R. Iemmolo wrote:
I have started to work on my recent acquisition that has been sitting for some years unused and in need of some TLC. I find a large amount of Styrofoam block beneath the deck. Is this normal?
George
96 M15 #602
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