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Re: floatation
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 11/9/1999, 10:53 am
In Response To: floatation (Arnold Banner)

I would say that the minimum amount would be whatever it takes to keep your boat with gear afloat if the boat gets completely swamped. However, you may want floatation bags just for their displacement to limit the amount of water you have to pump out of the boat when it's swamped.

Ross

> Can anyone tell me if there is a standard for the amount of floatation to
> install in a boat? Should it be just enough to keep a boat afloat, with
> gear, or more for some reason? I'm trying to be safe but conserve weight
> and space.

Messages In This Thread

floatation
Arnold Banner -- 11/9/1999, 10:49 am
Re: floatation
Max (actually, Marcelo) -- 11/10/1999, 8:31 am
Pros and Cons
Mike Scarborough -- 11/10/1999, 10:18 am
Re: Pros and Cons
Kelly T -- 11/11/1999, 9:16 am
Re: floatation & hatch failure
Jack -- 11/10/1999, 10:08 am
Getting bags to the ends
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/10/1999, 5:19 am
Re: Getting bags to the ends
Rehd -- 11/10/1999, 7:17 pm
Re: Getting bags to the ends
Dean Trexel -- 11/10/1999, 9:05 pm
Re: Getting bags to the ends
Rehd -- 11/10/1999, 11:32 pm
Re: Sorry about that
Rehd -- 11/10/1999, 11:41 pm
Re: floatation ???
Greg Hicks -- 11/9/1999, 1:48 pm
Re: floatation ???
Jack Martin -- 11/10/1999, 7:28 am
Floatation
Mike Scarborough -- 11/9/1999, 1:20 pm
Re: floatation
the unforgiven -- 11/9/1999, 1:01 pm
Re: floatation
lee -- 11/9/1999, 12:59 pm
Re: floatation
Ross Leidy -- 11/9/1999, 10:53 am