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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Fixing up my first aluminum, a 14ft Jon Boat
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<blockquote data-quote="ZiptiesandJBWeld" data-source="post: 385242" data-attributes="member: 18086"><p>The foam is for flotation in the event of capsizing or swamping the boat. The extra flotation keeps the boat from sinking straight to the bottom, giving you something to cling to in an emergency and making it a lot easier to recover your boat and motor. Some guys don't feel it's necessary for their applications, but the river I frequent kills multiple people each year, so I'm going to try to lean on the safe side of things.</p><p></p><p>I used a formula I found in this thread <a href="https://forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=25283" target="_blank">https://forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=25283</a> to calculate how much foam I needed to add to float the boat, the motors, the added weight from decks/electronics/etc, 3 guys and gear. If I did the math correctly, I should be a little bit on the overkill side of things, but I'd really like to have something to hang onto if the worst happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ZiptiesandJBWeld, post: 385242, member: 18086"] The foam is for flotation in the event of capsizing or swamping the boat. The extra flotation keeps the boat from sinking straight to the bottom, giving you something to cling to in an emergency and making it a lot easier to recover your boat and motor. Some guys don't feel it's necessary for their applications, but the river I frequent kills multiple people each year, so I'm going to try to lean on the safe side of things. I used a formula I found in this thread [url]https://forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=25283[/url] to calculate how much foam I needed to add to float the boat, the motors, the added weight from decks/electronics/etc, 3 guys and gear. If I did the math correctly, I should be a little bit on the overkill side of things, but I'd really like to have something to hang onto if the worst happens. [/QUOTE]
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