Subject: RE: [baidarka] Tandem Dimensions
From: stlowe@hotmail.com
Date: Thu Feb 26 2004 - 14:02:16 EST
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<My trim solution is 2 litre plastic Coke bottles, fill with sea water at
<the start of the trip and empty at the end, any unfilled provide buoyancy.
<The bottles with an airbag are put into a drawstring sailbag, tethered at
<the bulkhead to stop them moving. The inflated airbag on top holds the
<bottles still.
Excellent idea; Since water is neutrally buoyant, it wouldn't be the
liability that a ballast of sand or rocks would be should disaster strike,
like getting a hole through both the boat and the float bag.
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