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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Alternative flotation material
By:Les Cheeseman
Date: 8/23/2011, 3:35 pm

: Even deflated float bags are often difficult to get in and out of
: the boat, doing it with one full of foam would likely be
: impossible, so you'd either never get them in place to start
: with or not be able to get them back out without destroying
: them. Doesn't take much of a frame to fill up the insides of a
: low volume boat.

I went with the bottle idea. 2pint milk bottles to be precise. Takes a while to collect them cos
you can get a whole lot into a kayak. start with three duct taped together at each end, the gradualy
increase the number to fill the cross-section of the boat. Loop a cord around the first set bow and stern
and run it to the cockpit for emptying the boat when needed. I didn't fit bulkheads, so the stern is full
right to the rear of the cockpit and the bow up to my foot rest. Taped together and jammed in, I figure
I have bigger and lighter bouyancy than I could get with inflatables, and it would be almost impossible
to puncture them all at the same time. So theyr'e safe, cheap and cheerfull I can't think what I would
use to improve on them.

Les C.

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Skin-on-Frame: Alternative flotation material
Sean D -- 8/22/2011, 9:41 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 8/22/2011, 12:54 pm
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StephenHJ -- 8/22/2011, 1:13 pm
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Sean D -- 8/22/2011, 2:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2011, 2:22 am
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Les Cheeseman -- 8/23/2011, 3:35 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 8/27/2011, 8:07 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 8/27/2011, 8:13 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/28/2011, 2:15 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 8/28/2011, 8:30 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/29/2011, 2:04 am
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Mike Savage -- 8/22/2011, 4:33 pm
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Tony Ling -- 8/23/2011, 11:38 am
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peterchech -- 8/23/2011, 12:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2011, 1:40 pm
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Sean D -- 8/23/2011, 2:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2011, 2:45 pm
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peterchech -- 8/23/2011, 3:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2011, 3:27 pm
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Sean D -- 8/23/2011, 1:49 pm
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Tony Ling -- 8/23/2011, 2:13 pm
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Will N To Go -- 8/23/2011, 3:50 pm
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Mike Savage -- 8/24/2011, 8:09 am