How do you propose drying out foam that is (mostly) sealed in a bag? There was wet foam and standing water in the bag and out. Like I said I was glad to see the bag till the masking tape, almost 20 year old masking tape, and the holes in the bag. I considered trying to remove the bag till I discovered it was about 5 feet long. When I was getting out the wet foam it was like a sponge, squeeze and you get lots of water out. Now that it is out I plan on letting the hull dry all winter. Then putting in new floatation. Possibly trying something I see in packing. Use an expanding type foam in a bag. Insert bag in hull, spray in foam, wait till dry, seal shut. It won't be as neat and tidy as the block that was put in before the deck was on but it will be floatation. Also, where the pins go into the hull at the cross bar plate, there was water on the underside of that too indicating a crack on the inside of the foam "pocket " that is under the deck level where the pins go into the hull. I inserted a drill and put a few holes in there to help get it a little drier.
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