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Can I use plastic bottles/jugs as flotation?
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<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 434489" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p>They would work - plenty of boats have sealed air cavities as their emergency flotation. I would make sure you caulk the lids on with a $1 tube of silicone caulk from Walmart, they only work because they're water tight, since you're not spending anything on them in the first place a trifle spent on insurance wouldn't be bad.</p><p></p><p>Just need to make sure they're secured to the hull - IE make sure they're in a compartment they can't pop out of and that the decking above them confining them in is attached to the hull.</p><p></p><p>Nothing says you can't be thrifty while being cautious!</p><p></p><p>Don't expect them to save your outboard @ the back of the boat though if you have them piled up under the front deck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 434489, member: 13702"] They would work - plenty of boats have sealed air cavities as their emergency flotation. I would make sure you caulk the lids on with a $1 tube of silicone caulk from Walmart, they only work because they're water tight, since you're not spending anything on them in the first place a trifle spent on insurance wouldn't be bad. Just need to make sure they're secured to the hull - IE make sure they're in a compartment they can't pop out of and that the decking above them confining them in is attached to the hull. Nothing says you can't be thrifty while being cautious! Don't expect them to save your outboard @ the back of the boat though if you have them piled up under the front deck. [/QUOTE]
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