KBBS Archive 10,000

Re: floatation

Posted By: Ross Leidy
Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1999, at 10:53 a.m.

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 -- Tuesday, 9 November 1999, at 10:49 a.m.

Re: floatation
Ross Leidy -- Tuesday, 9 November 1999, at 10:53 a.m.

Re: floatation
lee -- Tuesday, 9 November 1999, at 12:59 p.m.

Re: floatation
the unforgiven -- Tuesday, 9 November 1999, at 1:01 p.m.

Floatation
Mike Scarborough -- Tuesday, 9 November 1999, at 1:20 p.m.

Re: floatation ???
Greg Hicks -- Tuesday, 9 November 1999, at 1:48 p.m.

Re: floatation ???
Jack Martin -- Wednesday, 10 November 1999, at 7:28 a.m.

Getting bags to the ends
Paul G. Jacobson -- Wednesday, 10 November 1999, at 5:19 a.m.

Re: Getting bags to the ends
Rehd -- Wednesday, 10 November 1999, at 7:17 p.m.

Re: Getting bags to the ends
Dean Trexel -- Wednesday, 10 November 1999, at 9:05 p.m.

Re: Getting bags to the ends
Rehd -- Wednesday, 10 November 1999, at 11:32 p.m.

Re: Sorry about that
Rehd -- Wednesday, 10 November 1999, at 11:41 p.m.

Re: floatation
Max (actually, Marcelo) -- Wednesday, 10 November 1999, at 8:31 a.m.

Re: floatation & hatch failure
Jack -- Wednesday, 10 November 1999, at 10:08 a.m.

Pros and Cons
Mike Scarborough -- Wednesday, 10 November 1999, at 10:18 a.m.

Re: Pros and Cons
Kelly T -- Thursday, 11 November 1999, at 9:16 a.m.

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