Kents private wwpotter archive : Foam floatation

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Greetings all:
Lost in the discussion of foam floatation is a situation that actually =
happened to me on another boat (a Chrysler 22). It also had foam =
floatation, and featured a swing keel, the lift cable for which came up =
through the hull inside a piece of radiator hose to a point above the =
designed water line. In one of my adventures with the boat, I evidently =
damaged the thruhull to which the radiator hose was affixed, with the =
result that the boat slowly filled with water while unattended in its =
slip. I received a call from the marina when some alert passerby =
noticed water sloshing around inside the cabin. The foam worked as =
advertised, and damage was limited to loss of a battery (wet cell type) =
and the need to fresh water wash a lot of the stuff that accumulates in =
underseat storage. By the way - granola bars in mylar wrappers survived =
just fine, as did doritos. Without the foam the boat would have sunk, =
and the damage much greater. To me, that's the real advantage of foam =
floatation. Also BTW, the Chrysler had the foam mostly on the port =
side, for the purpose of preventing the boat for becoming stable upside =
down. Never checked how well that worked.
New Year's Greetings from Sunny 65=BA Florida ( I won't tell that it was =
29=BA yesterday morning if no one else does)
Mac Davis, Kelpie, WWP19#804, Aripeka, Fl

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Lost in the discussion of foam floatation is a = situation that=20 actually happened to me on another boat (a Chrysler 22). It also = had foam=20 floatation, and featured a swing keel, the lift cable for which came up = through=20 the hull inside a piece of radiator hose to a point above the designed = water=20 line. In one of my adventures with the boat, I evidently damaged = the=20 thruhull to which the radiator hose was affixed, with the result that = the boat=20 slowly filled with water while unattended in its slip. I received = a call=20 from the marina when some alert passerby noticed water sloshing around = inside=20 the cabin. The foam worked as advertised, and damage was limited = to loss=20 of a battery (wet cell type) and the need to fresh water wash a lot of = the stuff=20 that accumulates in underseat storage. By the way - granola bars = in mylar=20 wrappers survived just fine, as did doritos. Without the foam the boat = would=20 have sunk, and the damage much greater. To me, that's the real = advantage=20 of foam floatation. Also BTW, the Chrysler had the foam mostly on = the port=20 side, for the purpose of preventing the boat for becoming stable upside=20 down. Never checked how well that worked.