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Re: Floatation
By:Kent LeBoutillier
Date: 10/31/2000, 6:21 am
In Response To: Floatation (John Monfoe)

Hi John,

Expandable foam sounds messy. I put 3" minicell foam bulk heads in my boats. The combination of the minicell and two water tight bulk heads makes the boat float like a cork, even with a cockpit full of water. I have swamped my boats many times and find it easy to flip over and drain all but a couple inches of water out of the cockpit. When you really plan to get wet, thats when you add float bags in each compartment.

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Floatation
John Monfoe -- 10/31/2000, 5:57 am
Re: Floatation
Lee -- 10/31/2000, 9:18 pm
Re: Floatation
John Monfoe -- 11/1/2000, 4:11 am
Re: Floatation
Lee -- 11/1/2000, 11:57 pm
Re: Floatation
Jim P. -- 10/31/2000, 1:10 pm
Re: Floatation
Brian Nystrom -- 10/31/2000, 12:47 pm
Re: Positive side affects of learning to roll
Shawn Baker -- 10/31/2000, 1:27 pm
Re: Floatation
Richard Boyle -- 10/31/2000, 10:02 am
Re: Floatation
Kent LeBoutillier -- 10/31/2000, 6:21 am
Re: Floatation
John Monfoe -- 10/31/2000, 6:41 am
Re: Floatation and Safety
Shawn Baker -- 10/31/2000, 10:26 am
Re: Floatation
Kent LeBoutillier -- 10/31/2000, 6:56 am