Floatation... Discussion from Classifieds

Andrew,

I think you are making a lot more out of this than it deserves. I will take a firm position and tell you that I disagree with the way you are pushing your point.

I would rather be in a duck boat. I don't really care if the foam is in the front, back, sides, bottom or outside. A boat floating dry on top of the water is way better than one full of water. Once you get to that point you need a lot more help than foam.

I own a white-water canoe that is made of Royalex. There are no floatation chambers as the entire canoe is made of ABS laminated with foam. It is not less stable because the bottom of the hull is buoyant.

Paul
 
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Tod, if you look at my rants against your posts in the past...(now that you bring it up) I do it when you insult people, when you swear constantly (lots of kids on this forum) and when you take joy in making others look stupid.

I will take credit for your recent behavior over the last 9 months or so... I see that the majority of your posts have "edits" now... so good for you for thinking twice.

But people are sick of our public feud... so let's end it here.

Paul, I respect your viewpoint and thanks for taking the time to make it.
 
Todd,
you made me laugh,


I needed it today. My cousin just found out on wed. night that her 4 year old has a real Brain tumor and it may be the source of many unanswered medical questions that they have been dealing with. We spent the day, just about all the family, with them and just felt dam lucky to have what we have and are great full for the good things that will come from this.

Andrew,
at the start of this I thought you were Todd and I was reading the posters name wrong.

In the big picture I think your question is not totally of the reservation, but I also, after a few good hours thinking about the same big picture don't want to go out with a pike today looking for windmills to stick.


Lets get together with Todd and any one else who can get to my dock in a month or so and have a beer with a huge pot of clear clam chowder and fight about duck boats and any other duck stuff in person. I am seroius about this and hope you all will come for the next annual mystic duck boat chowder get together.


God bless us all........ Im feeling a lot more religious after today.
 
Tod, if you look at my rants against your posts in the past...(now that you bring it up) I do it when you insult people, when you swear constantly (lots of kids on this forum) and when you take joy in making others look stupid.

I will take credit for your recent behavior over the last 9 months or so... I see that the majority of your posts have "edits" now... so good for you for thinking twice.

But people are sick of our public feud... so let's end it here.

Paul, I respect your viewpoint and thanks for taking the time to make it.
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The whiners wanted a kindler gentler tone and got it along with the unintended (but not surprising) downside as well. Now you beg for someone to make a stand for you on an important issue and all you hear is your echo...

T
 
I forgot that I wanted to add "****" and "****" to the previous post, but I don't want to go back and edit it, given that I'll be accused of modifying my behavior.

So ****, **** and (C) for good measure.

T
 
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I'm thinking that you should delete the whole second page accept of coarse for my post. As I stated before the US Coast Guard wants foam located as high as posible in the boat unless you are going to foam the entire cavitiy between the outside and inside of the hull like Boston Waler does. When there boats are tested and filled with water and left to soak for 18hrs at some point during that time span the boat will completely bail itself out. Now out in the real world it most likely wouldn't do that due to wave action but it also would not sink. The whole point is that the test showes that the boat will or won't sink in a controled situation. That given that the boat will float means that in a situation where the boat is suddenly swamped it will stay a float so you have something to hold on to other then yourself. A boat can be seen way sooner then a person in the water and may also keep you some what out of the water more likely to servive.
 
I forgot that I wanted to add "****" and "****" to the previous post, but I don't want to go back and edit it, given that I'll be accused of modifying my behavior.

So ****, **** and (C) for good measure.

T
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This isnt the refuge.............grow up
 
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