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<blockquote data-quote="LDUBS" data-source="post: 471699" data-attributes="member: 21536">Regarding the floatation, I think that old saying&nbsp; applies:&nbsp; &quot;There ain&#039;t no such thing as a free lunch&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; I imagine a couple of cu feet of foam might provide quite a bit of buoyancy (over 100 pounds?).&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m guessing any weight savings you might have with new seat top material is going to be less than the floatation you lose by removing that much foam.&nbsp; But that is just a guess on my part.&nbsp; By the way, to make things even tougher,&nbsp; if you follow USCG rules, you cannot consider the space inclosed in your storage boxes as providing floatation.&nbsp; In fact, the reg&#039;s require these spaces be flooded for a floatation test.&nbsp; I suspect a lot of folks remove foam in order to gain storage, and don&#039;t look back.&nbsp; But, unless you can replace the foam elsewhere, I guess my response is not to do it if you want to stay in compliance with the standard.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LDUBS, post: 471699, member: 21536"] Regarding the floatation, I think that old saying applies: "[i]There ain't no such thing as a free lunch"[/i]. I imagine a couple of cu feet of foam might provide quite a bit of buoyancy (over 100 pounds?). I'm guessing any weight savings you might have with new seat top material is going to be less than the floatation you lose by removing that much foam. But that is just a guess on my part. By the way, to make things even tougher, if you follow USCG rules, you cannot consider the space inclosed in your storage boxes as providing floatation. In fact, the reg's require these spaces be flooded for a floatation test. I suspect a lot of folks remove foam in order to gain storage, and don't look back. But, unless you can replace the foam elsewhere, I guess my response is not to do it if you want to stay in compliance with the standard. [/QUOTE]

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