Re: Flotation and the Plugged Mast

From: Kellan Hatch (kellan_hatch@mindspring.com)
Date: Sun Jan 30 2000 - 21:25:05 PST


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Rye,

I sprayed mine full of foam, mostly to stop the steaming light wires from
clanging, but it can't hurt for flotation, either.

Kellan Hatch
P-19 #1059 Moondance
Murray, Utah

>If you could plug both ends and all of the random holes in the mast, this
would represent a >displacement of about 44 pounds of water -- not a small
amount given the leverage >contributed by the length of the mast.



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