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Can I use plastic bottles/jugs as flotation?
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<blockquote data-quote="el_cheapo" data-source="post: 434495" data-attributes="member: 20910"><p>I think at this point, it's a math problem. a 2 liter bottle should hold 4.4lbs of weight right when it's completely submerged. I weighed my boat, (while on the trailer) with all my gear in it and it came in at 960 pounds. Not really sure what a little trailer with 8 inch tires weighs. May just have to put my boat in the water then drive to a scale and weight the trailer so I can subtract that. Right now lets assume 150 pounds. </p><p></p><p>960-150 for trailer + 600 for 3 guys (mostly just do 2 guys but worst case) =1410/4.4=320.4 so maybe 330 to have some extra safety factor. </p><p></p><p>So I think the real question is can I fit 330 2 liter bottles in my boat? I don't know that I can I'll just have to experiment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el_cheapo, post: 434495, member: 20910"] I think at this point, it's a math problem. a 2 liter bottle should hold 4.4lbs of weight right when it's completely submerged. I weighed my boat, (while on the trailer) with all my gear in it and it came in at 960 pounds. Not really sure what a little trailer with 8 inch tires weighs. May just have to put my boat in the water then drive to a scale and weight the trailer so I can subtract that. Right now lets assume 150 pounds. 960-150 for trailer + 600 for 3 guys (mostly just do 2 guys but worst case) =1410/4.4=320.4 so maybe 330 to have some extra safety factor. So I think the real question is can I fit 330 2 liter bottles in my boat? I don't know that I can I'll just have to experiment. [/QUOTE]
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