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I did something similar with my last build. It was a 22' Bluefin with a center console that I tore out and made up dual consoles and a walk through windshield! LOL, just the opposite of your buddy!Yep, that old foam will get waterlogged over time and really weigh a boat down. Another option you have now while you've got it torn apart is you can change the layout if there's something you may want such as the size of those rod/storage boxes. You could change the size or remove them if that's something you've ever thought about. I've got a good buddy who took an old 23' Starcraft that had dual consoles with a walk-through windshield and ripped it apart down to the hull. Rebuilt it as a center console with the console forward to create a bigger fishing area at the back, Added an Armstrong bracket to get his new Suzuki 300 farther back. Replaced the wooden floors with aluminum and added a bunch of storage in the floor and under the gunnels. And of course the transom was rotted, as well, and was replaced. Now he has a wood-free boat...
I did not go the aluminum floor route though. It was rather pricey and at the time I couldnt figure a way to not cook us all on hot sunny days!