Subject: Re: baidarka Permanent foam flotation?
From: Rich Frey (pathfndr@nconnect.net)
Date: Tue May 02 2000 - 21:40:37 EDT
Jack, I've been using the poor man's version of floatation bags- empty wine
bags from box wine like Gallo, etc.. They work great and are free,
relatively speaking ;-) plus they also serve as water bags and pillows when
you're camping out.I tried sewing one in permanently, but in retrospect, it
was a dumb idea. I took it out again.
There seems to be a fair amount of floatation even without the bags. My
nephew found this out when he attempted (and failed) to run some fast water.
The boat stayed very bouyant and allowed him to re-enter. Still, I like to
play it safe. I have several wine bags fore and aft, filled appropriately to
fill up the space, encased in nylon stuff sacks with rope attached to pull
them out. Ounce for ounce, I feel this is the best way.
I've also used water noodles- closed cell foam in a long tube shape- which I
attach to the outside with web straps for extra stability when fishing.
I've stored them inside, but if arranged along each side of your hips, could
cause you to get stuck if the boat rolls.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Gilman" <hudsonsb@yahoo.com>
To: <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 6:57 AM
Subject: baidarka Permanent foam flotation?
> Hi All-
> I am building a West Greenland kayak from Bob
> Boucher's fine video and have just finished the frame.
> This boat is intended for day use, not for trips. I
> bought a few float bags for bow & stern, but they
> don't fill all that much space.
> What I was thinking of doing is to use an expanding
> foam to create permanent flotation in the bow & stern
> sections, like a canoe, with the float bags filling
> the areas that are left over. I feel that way I will
> have as much flotation as possible, with some
> removable in case I want to take a dry bag, etc. I
> don't really want to use a sea sock.
> I was planning to "skin" the boat temporarily with
> cardboard, (place in some plastic sheeting to
> encapsulate) carefully layer in the foam with the top
> of the boat open. I then can remove the cardboard,
> and mold the foam if neccesary to avoid it contacting
> the real skin.
> Does this make sense? Will it work effectively? Has
> anyone used expanding foam to provide permanent
> flotation? Or will it just be a big mess?
> Thanks for your thoughts-
> Jack Gilman
>
>
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> online at yprc.org.
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