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Re: Kayak floats
By:Nick Schade
Date: 5/31/1998, 3:57 pm
In Response To: Kayak floats (Peter S.)

There are foams designed for floatation that will not absorb much water. Personaly I like air bags. They are not expensive. They can be removed so you can store gear for camping. And I remember a kayak my father built in which he stuffed broken pieces of a styrofoam cooler in the ends. This worked fine until ants discovered it. They chewed the stuff up and little pieces of foam would float out for the next few years.

> I'm finishing up a Pygmy Coho, and am considering installing
> internal flotation. I know you can buy them, but do you all have any
> ideas for building floats? I keep coming up with ideas using spray
> cans of that gap filling styrofoam insulation, but I'm not too sure
> of it's seaworthiness. Someting with air in it might be best. Thanks
>

> Pete

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
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NPenney -- 6/1/1998, 7:46 am
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Wynne Eden -- 6/1/1998, 10:05 am
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NPenney -- 6/1/1998, 10:53 am
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Mark Kanzler -- 6/1/1998, 11:22 am
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NPenney -- 6/1/1998, 1:54 pm
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Dave Caudill -- 6/1/1998, 6:21 pm
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NPenney -- 6/2/1998, 6:59 am
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Mark Kanzler -- 6/1/1998, 3:31 pm
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NPenney -- 6/2/1998, 7:01 am
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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
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Robert -- 5/30/1998, 8:47 am
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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