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<blockquote data-quote="JasonLester" data-source="post: 250854" data-attributes="member: 7501"><p>Foam has nothing to do with the flotation of your boat. You can fill it full and it will still only float as it did with the same weight of anything else....Foam only helps with keeping your boat afloat when it is swamped. It doesn't add floatation and offset what weight you added to the boat when you built the decks etc.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In other words</p><p>The displacment of your boat will not change no matter how much foam goes into it. All it adds is running weight. But it will keep it afloat if you swamp or rip a hole in the bottom etc, provided you have enough to offset the weight you have. </p><p></p><p>As for the rated weight... I would figure on when you add decking your reducing the amount you can carry. With your tag thats 895 lbs... Motor, decking, carpet, gear, people, and even the foam....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JasonLester, post: 250854, member: 7501"] Foam has nothing to do with the flotation of your boat. You can fill it full and it will still only float as it did with the same weight of anything else....Foam only helps with keeping your boat afloat when it is swamped. It doesn't add floatation and offset what weight you added to the boat when you built the decks etc. In other words The displacment of your boat will not change no matter how much foam goes into it. All it adds is running weight. But it will keep it afloat if you swamp or rip a hole in the bottom etc, provided you have enough to offset the weight you have. As for the rated weight... I would figure on when you add decking your reducing the amount you can carry. With your tag thats 895 lbs... Motor, decking, carpet, gear, people, and even the foam.... [/QUOTE]
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