Is there a chemical that would melt that stuff without too much hollering and screaming?

 

maybe a torch? or gas with a torch?

 

Is a war eagle a fiberglass boat?

 

No they are aluminum.

 

Most solvents will "melt" some foams. Get a piece and spray it will solvent and see how it reacts.

 

Gas will melt it but not sure how you will get the plastic residue out.

 

Aluminum is pretty sensitive to caustic chemicals. Flip it for a profit and build one with no foam. How's that for an easy fix?

 

^^^save yourself a headache and do this. You will be in a lot more money once you open the floor. wont be a "deal" anymore.

Or just use it as is.

 

Aircraft Paint Remover will eat that stuff right out but be careful with it. It will eat anything it touches, including your skin.

 

I agree with those above. Open it up or sell it. Chemical melting or burning it out would definitely cause question to the integrity of the aluminum.
Plenty of room for profit at $9k I would think....

 

pull the floor out, remove the foam then screw down the floor or rivet it down leaving out the foam.

 

Just take it out and leave it out. We did that to our boat and it made a difference, took out several hundred pounds of wet foam

 

The sub floor is 4" larger than the floor. They bend it up the sides and then rivet the false side over it. Then when the false side hits the top of the boat its welded to the side of the hull.
So the foam is staying!

 

Even without seeing it I think that is a good decision. It sure seems like a can of worms if performance is satisfactory and you aren't positive the foam is truly soaked throughout.

When I built a pair of duck boats I used 2 part urethane foam - pricey, but not supposed to take on water or melt from gasoline. Are these expensive jon boats filled instead with some cans of Great Stuff junk?