Hi,

I am (finally) finishing off my Yost Sea Cruiser (wood-framed). I was going to make floatation bags, but needed extra materials and time, and the $100+ for 2 bags locally seemed a bit steep for a first SOF boat that will primarily be used for rolling practice.

So, with a goal of keeping water volume down and good floatation for those initial wet exits, I used polystyrene foam in the stern and bow (which I had lying around) - large bits cut for each end so I've probably reduced water volume space by 1/2 or so. (Oh, and I couldn't be bothered/don't have time for making a sea sock at this stage).

Anyway, it got me thinking about the amount of floatation in a kayak.

Is there a point when you can have too much floatation? Does it cause the kayak to float up too high or affect performance in any way (apart from when swamped)?

Just curious :-)

Thanks,
Darren