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i HAVE FOUND IN THE PAST THAT ANY USE OF FOAM AS A VOID FILLER TENDED TO BECOME A LARGE CORK ONCE ANY WATER GOT INSIDE AND THEN PUT EVEN MORE PRESSURE TO CAUSE THE STARBOARD TO LEAK/FILL/FLOAT MORE FOAM AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE STARBOARD TO BREAKAWAY FROM THE SCREWS AND THE WHOLE BOARD TO FAIL. AND YES THERE WILL BE WATER INTRUSION ---IT IS JUST THE NATURE OF THE ROPOLENE EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION AND THE "FLEX" THAT GIVES THESE BOATS SUCH A GREAT RIDE. PUT A SMALL INSPECTION PLATE THERE THAT YOU CAN UNSCREW AND VACUUM ANY WATER OUT
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former owner of '01 logic 210cc with 140 johnson 4s
former owner of '01 logic 186 cool bay w/115 yami 4s
yellow over white Hurricane Phoenix 160 kayak
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