Fort myers but I go where the big waves (well for florida) take me
Its closed cell foam. The package says if submerged under 1 foot of water it will not absorb anything until after 10 years
Since you shaved off the bond line, I'm hoping that you can do something that I was wanting to try myself- make a purpose-built drift ski. No, not drifting like the motor died so you just gave up and swam away from it, but a drift ski. One that you can easily throw into a controlled power-slide around corners like a rally car.
I know I know.....Almost a year buddy