We had some more time to work on the minifish today; after a month+ in a heated garage, half of the time with air blowing through it, the MF was still very heavy. My inspection ports came in, so I marked and cut the holes. We then looked around inside more with lights and a mirror. Some of the foam was deteriorated, and by poking it I could squeeze out water. Wanting to get this show on the road, we made the decision to strip out all the foam. In about 3 hours we removed over 80 lbs of waterlogged foam. Now it's nice and clean inside, and will be very dry by morning. We were shocked how light the empty shell is compared to when we brought it home. We also saw how necessary the foam is for structural support; it's easy to distort the fiberglass shell right now. The next step will be to replace it all so the deck and hull are supported again, then on to fiberglass and gelcoat work. Fun fun fun!
