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Re: S&G: Adding flotation to Pygmy triple?
By:LeeG
Date: 1/23/2002, 5:59 pm
In Response To: S&G: Adding flotation to Pygmy triple? (Peter Burghardt)

Peter, the amount of volume you are practically trying to displace with flotation is pretty huge. Seems to me that portioning off the bow and stern with bulkheads is a necessity and first place to start. Ensuring the bow bulkhead is as close as possible for the largest paddler. After that intall interior rigging tiedowns or bungies so that waterproof containers and drybags can be central and held in place in case the boat is tumbled. There's a lot of usable space all around the interior of a double. Having misc. items floating around isn't helpful. Consider water removal methods other than hand bilge pumps, electric or foot.

The second would be to review your rescue skills in doubles so any solution is based on experience. Everything else is assumption.

When I hear folks thinking of expanding foam it conjure us images of trying to make a sit on top with a closed deck boat,,somethings not right.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Adding flotation to Pygmy triple?
Peter Burghardt -- 1/23/2002, 12:44 pm
Re: S&G: Adding flotation to Pygmy triple?
LeeG -- 1/23/2002, 5:59 pm
Re: S&G: Adding flotation to Pygmy triple?
mike allen ---> -- 1/23/2002, 1:43 pm
Re: S&G: Adding flotation to Pygmy triple?
Shawn Baker -- 1/23/2002, 1:20 pm
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Chip Sandresky -- 1/24/2002, 1:43 pm
Just adding a thought or two
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/23/2002, 5:06 pm
Re: Just adding a thought or two
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 7:31 pm
How close to rear of coaming can seat be
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 9:11 pm
Re: How close to rear of coaming can seat be
Jon Murray -- 1/24/2002, 12:26 pm
Re: How close to rear of coaming can seat be
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/24/2002, 1:08 am
That Helps. Can Xact be determined B4 PDLN?
Joe -- 1/24/2002, 1:45 am