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Can anyone calulate the floatation i have?
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<blockquote data-quote="jigngrub" data-source="post: 258801" data-attributes="member: 6657"><p>I was talking about a floatation test.</p><p></p><p>Take your boat to the launch ramp on a slow day and launch it without the drain plug in. Remove the back tie down straps, but leave the winch strap hooked to the bow eye. Let the boat fill with water and see how your deck acts, check to see if the front or rear of the deck wants to lift out from the boat. If things look like they're going to go wrong you can pull the boat out of the water before anything bad happens. You'll also get to see just how much water your boat takes on with that much foam in it, I personally don't think it'll be that much.</p><p></p><p>I do think you need to secure your deck from lateral movement, mainly forward to rear. Mounting another piece of angle to the transom horizontally on top of the decking will keep your deck from lifting out of the rear of the boat. Your braces are good for straight up and down pressure but don't offer lateral support.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jigngrub, post: 258801, member: 6657"] I was talking about a floatation test. Take your boat to the launch ramp on a slow day and launch it without the drain plug in. Remove the back tie down straps, but leave the winch strap hooked to the bow eye. Let the boat fill with water and see how your deck acts, check to see if the front or rear of the deck wants to lift out from the boat. If things look like they're going to go wrong you can pull the boat out of the water before anything bad happens. You'll also get to see just how much water your boat takes on with that much foam in it, I personally don't think it'll be that much. I do think you need to secure your deck from lateral movement, mainly forward to rear. Mounting another piece of angle to the transom horizontally on top of the decking will keep your deck from lifting out of the rear of the boat. Your braces are good for straight up and down pressure but don't offer lateral support. [/QUOTE]
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