Aquasport Surmerged

[aquasport1]

It may be OK, as it was just a buoy for the sunk sailboat it was tied to, but that's another story...  

How about some pics?  What do you want for her?  You could list her for sale in the Classifieds forum - the 170 models are pretty popular!

That is why I wanted to find out where the foam was just to cut an inspection hole.  I have already installed a motor but havn't put the boat in the water because I wanted to find out if it was waterlogged.

[jdupree]

I would start by putting the boat in the water and see how she sits by herself.  I think this would tell you a great deal.  It appears the boat was submerged a year or two ago.  If the foam is water logged, I would assume that the decks would be flexing badly by now and soft spots would be developing.

[aquasport1]

I would start by putting the boat in the water and see how she sits by herself.  I think this would tell you a great deal.  It appears the boat was submerged a year or two ago.  If the foam is water logged, I would assume that the decks would be flexing badly by now and soft spots would be developing.

There is no soft spots.  When you notified me that it had been submerged I pulled the gas tank out and there was no sign of water in the tank.  It was dry and no water beads.

[jdupree]

The guy's name that bought it from me was Bill Harding.  He is the one that never took it out of my name and I was called by the Coast Guard and local police near Wilmington, NC.  They informed me that the boat was submerged.  How much I don't know.

I think Bill Harding has a boat place somewhere in Goldsboro.  If you plan to keep the boat I will try and get a hold of him for you.  If you are selling it, I will just leave it alone.

[aquasport1]

The guy's name that bought it from me was Bill Harding.  He is the one that never took it out of my name and I was called by the Coast Guard and local police near Wilmington, NC.  They informed me that the boat was submerged.  How much I don't know.

I think Bill Harding has a boat place somewhere in Goldsboro.  If you plan to keep the boat I will try and get a hold of him for you.  If you are selling it, I will just leave it alone.

I would like to keep it if it doesn't require a lot of repair.  If it requires me to cut the floor out I just don'y have the time.  I am rebuilding my house which was flooded in a hurricane and tending to both parents which are almost bed ridden.  I would love to have the time to repair it.  I have cut the floor out of several and repaired them.  It is not hard just time consumeing.

[aquasport1]

I have a 1989 17ft Osprey.  I was unaware when I purchased the boat that it had been submerged in water.  Will the foam in this 1989 model absorb water or is it close cell foam?  If I wanted to cut some inspection holes in the deck can someone give me measurements as where the foam in located.

Hello sir.  My name is John Dupree and I think that is my old boat you are talking about.  Are you in the Morehead area?

Hi John,

You are familiar with this website.  How and where would a post a request for pictures of a 170 with the floor out that would show me where the foam is located.  I remenber seeing one the first time I visited this site.

Thanks,

[jdupree]

Check this rebuild out.  Older 17 footer but same hull.  Check out the very first picture on the top left of the below link.  This will show you where your stringers and your foam are at.

http://s805.photobucket.com/albums/yy334/17-75/

[GoneFission]

You can count on the foam being damp, maybe not waterlogged, but it probably will not be dry.  That's just a fact of life for older boats.  How wet is the question - if she floats on her lines, she probably weighs about the same as when new, so no big deal.  If she sits low in the water, then you probably have more water in the foam.  You could also weigh the boat and determine how much water ballast she is holding, but reliable weight numbers for Aquasport boats are not easy to find.  

Good luck!