Foam, or No Foam?: North River's Ask The Experts Series

North River doesn't put foam in their boats (unless required by Coast Guard regulations for boats under 20'). Learn from Mike Blocher and Jay Conn why decades of experience have shown that foam is not a best practice.

[@NeverEver_Sarah]

Great information on foam. Now, tell those of us who keep our boats in moorage at the coast how to best protect our boats form corrosion..Thanks!

[@fishbustin7926]

I can almost hear you.

[@CANADAFIRST-4-TRUMP]

hewecraft 2900 put the washroom in the v berth ; it makes the cabin more roomy . its a smart design

[@motofish64]

Would be nice to see what current installment foam looks like

[@NorthRiverBoatsFactory]

Thanks for your comment! Just to clarify, we don’t currently use foam in our boats, so there isn’t a current installment to show. However, if foam flotation is needed, we use a custom-laminated product called Ethafoam 180, which is designed to fit perfectly. I believe this was mentioned in the video as well.

[@motofish64]

Seems to me like a big investment that may end up at the bottom of the ocean.
I guess insurance is the only way to go. It would be nice to be able to retrieve the boat even still

[@randallarbini7776]

I have a North River Revenge and I love it .

[@americanpatriot212]

Aluminum Jon boats don't have foam most all are under 20ft

[@EliteNw]

Spot on and super informative!!!!!!!! keep them coming

[@neillee3793]

I have 2016 2300 OS Seahawk. It appears to have spray foam in part if the hull under the cabin walk boards. If I contacted NR and provided my HIN will you be able to confirm or not?

[@NorthRiverBoatsFactory]

Yes we'll be able to confirm give us a call!

[@TomO-pp7wt]

No sound

[@badsanta69]

Had a 26' Duckworth. It was full of foam under the back deck without a proper drain nor was the deck sealed properly. It was a corrosion nightmare. Just say no to foam, use thousands of ping pongs if you are really concerned. Keep 'em coming NR