1976 SPORT 11 Breaking Bond Between Deck and Foam

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SeaMonkey
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1976 SPORT 11 Breaking Bond Between Deck and Foam

Postby SeaMonkey » Sat Nov 16, 2024 1:10 pm

Give me advice on how to break the bond between a cut out section of the main deck of a [1976 SPORT 11] and the foam interior of the Unibond hull.

BACKSTORY
I am in the process of cutting out the deck on my [1976 SPORT 11]. Have cut the main deck all the way around. I am trying to lift off the cutout part of the main deck, but it appears to be still very well bonded to the foam. I tried using a fishing line as a saw [to break the bond between the cutout part of the main deck and the foam of the Unibond hull, but I had] no luck.

ASIDE
I could not find [advice about how to break the bond between a cut out section of the main deck of a [1976 SPORT 11] and the Unibond hull].

Also, I know there many threads on the general topic of wet foam.

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Re: 1976 SPORT 11 Breaking Bond Between Deck and Foam

Postby jimh » Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:57 am

I think what is happening here: the Unibond hull of your Boston Whaler boat is trying to tell you to stop cutting it apart.

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ASIDE on 1976 SPORT 11

Postby jimh » Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:49 am

ASIDE: a long discussion between me and the originator of this thread regarding his initial description of his c.1970 11-footer as a SUPER SPORT model has been deleted. The originator ultimately realized that his boat was a SPORT 11 model, as the SUPER SPORT 11 did not appear until c.1984. The thread has been edited to removed mentions of the boat under discussion as being a SUPER SPORT 11 and the boat is now identified as a 1976 SPORT 11.
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Fig. 1. Excerpt from SPECIFICATIONS page of 1976 Boston Whaler catalogue.
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