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Re: Kayak floats
By:Mark Kanzler
Date: 5/31/1998, 4:18 pm
In Response To: Re: Kayak floats (Mark Bodnar)

there is a skin that forms on most expanding foam. cut thi away and the foam really absorbs water fast.

There are heavy duty contractor type (3 mil) trash bags available at good hardware stores. I like the idea of filling these with expanding foam.

> I've actually been doing a little experiment myself the last
> week. I sprayed some of that foam out and let it dry. Then I submersided
> it in a jar of water to see if it absorded anything. After only about
> 6 days it has already absorbed a noticeable amount of water. (I may
> consider trying the the sealed bag idea suggested in another post)

Messages In This Thread

Kayak floats
Peter S. -- 5/29/1998, 8:49 pm
Re: Kayak floats
Joseph Veneski -- 6/2/1998, 10:19 am
Re: Kayak floats
Mark Kanzler -- 6/2/1998, 3:23 pm
Re: Kayak floats
NPenney -- 6/1/1998, 7:46 am
Re: Kayak floats
Wynne Eden -- 6/1/1998, 10:05 am
Re: Kayak floats
NPenney -- 6/1/1998, 10:53 am
Re: Kayak floats
Mark Kanzler -- 6/1/1998, 11:22 am
Re: Kayak floats
NPenney -- 6/1/1998, 1:54 pm
Re: Kayak floats
Dave Caudill -- 6/1/1998, 6:21 pm
Re: Kayak floats
NPenney -- 6/2/1998, 6:59 am
Re: Kayak floats
Mark Kanzler -- 6/1/1998, 3:31 pm
Re: Kayak floats
NPenney -- 6/2/1998, 7:01 am
Re: Kayak floats
Mark Kanzler -- 6/1/1998, 10:44 am
Re: Kayak floats
Nick Schade -- 5/31/1998, 3:57 pm
Re: Kayak floats
Mark Bodnar -- 5/30/1998, 10:03 pm
Re: Kayak floats
Mark Kanzler -- 5/31/1998, 4:18 pm
Re: Kayak floats
L.C. -- 5/31/1998, 7:22 am
Re: Kayak floats - Foam vs Bags
Mark Bodnar -- 6/2/1998, 10:39 pm
Re: Kayak floats - Foam vs Bags
NPenney -- 6/5/1998, 8:11 am
Re: Kayak floats - Foam vs Bags
Rick C. -- 6/4/1998, 4:06 pm
Re: Kayak floats - Foam vs Bags
Mark Kanzler -- 6/3/1998, 11:02 am
Re: Kayak floats - Foam vs Bags
Mike Spence -- 6/3/1998, 11:52 am
Re: Kayak floats
Wes Boyd -- 5/31/1998, 9:10 pm
Re: Kayak floats
Ron Wagener -- 5/30/1998, 10:08 am
Re: Kayak floats
Dave -- 5/29/1998, 11:28 pm
Re: Kayak floats
Robert -- 5/30/1998, 8:47 am
Re: Kayak floats
Paul Jacobson -- 5/30/1998, 8:24 pm
Re: Kayak floats
Wes Boyd -- 5/30/1998, 10:54 pm
Re: Kayak floats
Mark Kanzler -- 5/31/1998, 4:11 pm
Re: Kayak floats
Paul Jacobson -- 5/31/1998, 2:15 am