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Re: Install Inflatable floats in both ends!
By:Luke Curran
Date: 5/20/2000, 7:48 am
In Response To: Re: Install Inflatable floats in both ends! (Nick Pinson)

Blandford in 'Canoes and Canoeing' p.191 suggests a football sized bladder in each end for a fabric kayak. Does anyone know if two empty plastic gallon cans in each end, filled with loose foam packing, sealed, and checked regularily would be sufficient?

: CLC sells flotation bags, I believe. I don't know if they'll work for you or
: not, but they state a size of 59"x22". REI also sells a variety
: of flotation bags. As for cradle designs, you should check out Ross
: Leidy's homepage. He's built some beautiful cradles for his beautiful
: boats (vertical J-cradles for holding the kayak on its side -- "its
: strongest point", as David Seidman says). Congrats on the New kayak!
: Looks terrific!

: CLC boats: http://www.clcboats.com/oaccess.php3?cart_id=CREATE

: REI: http://www.rei.com/cgi-bin/rei/searchc.pl?query=flotation

: Ross's page: Click below!

Messages In This Thread

Redwood Guillemot Double reaches the water May 14 *Pic*
Steve in San Diego -- 5/18/2000, 12:14 am
Re: Redwood Guillemot Double reaches the water May
Tig and Tink -- 5/22/2000, 3:10 am
Re: Redwood Guillemot Double reaches the water May
Tammy Hanks -- 5/19/2000, 12:07 pm
Re: Redwood Guillemot Double reaches the water May
Steve in San Diego -- 5/19/2000, 6:30 pm
Re: Redwood Guillemot Double reaches the water May
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/19/2000, 8:55 am
Re: Redwood Guillemot Double reaches the water May
Ross Leidy -- 5/18/2000, 3:00 pm
Double for you and ...
Eric Schade (Shearwater Boats) -- 5/18/2000, 7:22 pm
Re: Double for you and ... *Pic*
Steve in San Diego -- 5/18/2000, 11:50 pm
Install Inflatable floats in both ends!
John Lange -- 5/19/2000, 2:29 pm
Re: Install Inflatable floats in both ends!
Steve in San Diego -- 5/19/2000, 6:23 pm
Re: Install Inflatable floats in both ends!
pete czerpak -- 5/22/2000, 9:16 am
Re: Install Inflatable floats in both ends!
Nick Pinson -- 5/20/2000, 7:05 am
Re: Install Inflatable floats in both ends!
Luke Curran -- 5/20/2000, 7:48 am
Re: Install Inflatable floats in both ends!
David -- 5/20/2000, 8:27 am
Re: Double for you and ...
Aime in Vancouver -- 5/18/2000, 11:15 pm
Re: Redwood Guillemot Double reaches the water May
Tony -- 5/18/2000, 12:06 pm
Congrats!
Jerry K -- 5/18/2000, 9:50 am
I finally see it!
Jerry K -- 5/18/2000, 10:14 pm
Re: Redwood Guillemot Double reaches the water May
Derek -- 5/18/2000, 9:46 am
Re: Redwood Guillemot Double reaches the water May
Kent LeBoutillier -- 5/18/2000, 6:20 am