Other Nose foam options? Other buoyancy-enhancing ideas?
- Thread starter RoyalFlush@PCB
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RoyalFlush@PCB
Shootin' The Crap
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- PCB
48 feet deep according to the divers. It was just east of the kiddie pool jetties at St. Andrews State Park.
I should submit it to Guiness' Book of World Records...
Tmart
formerly superjet444
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- Middle Georgia
Thats crazy!!! We're making a trip down to Panama City from GA pretty soon to ride the jetti's, but at least I have insurance!
- Location
- panama city beach FL
in that case i see why you are adding so much foam im tempted too add some extra now
snowxr
V watch your daughters V
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- Waterford, MI
I'm liking the pop bottle idea. I made my own nose foams a couple years ago with 2-part foam, but they can't possibly be as bouyant as a 2-liter. Pool noodles seem to be enough to keep a hood afloat.
yamaslut
kill it
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- Daytona Beach, Florida
or even water bottles that are just crammed into the front part of your hull, nose area. they weigh nothing and provide lots of flotation in a tighter area.
they are easy to remove when done too.
they are easy to remove when done too.
WFO Speedracer
A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
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- Alabama
Here is an idea, refoam that b!tch with more than 12oz of foam this time.
227
Its all about the surf!
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- Oceanside, CA
Hard to beat the OEM foam, its water, gas and oil proof. Just curious, why aren't you using it? or will this be "in addition too" ?
WFO Speedracer
A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
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- Alabama
Idok
F1pro
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- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
look around for a stock nose foam....lots of people remove them for front exhaust.........IMO is invaluble
I have 2 long pool noodles running up my entire handlepole....and a chunk inside my front foothold
cant have too much foam...
I have 2 long pool noodles running up my entire handlepole....and a chunk inside my front foothold
cant have too much foam...
swapmeet
Brotastic
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- Arlington TX
I've always heard that pool noodles absorb some water, therefore adding weight and losing some bouancy?
I've been tempted to use ping pong balls in the gunwales. I have no foam in the nose either...
I've been tempted to use ping pong balls in the gunwales. I have no foam in the nose either...
Idok
F1pro
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- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
ping pong balls bad idea..seen the aftermath firsthand...........my noodles are all accessable, they dont seem to have any water in them
any foam inside the tray should be nothing but poly....
any foam inside the tray should be nothing but poly....
Freakrider
X247
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- Tampa Bay area
couch foam stuffed inside the tray hull and nose area is one idea...
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suva
57
- Location
- Just south of the Citadel, Idaho
They do. I don't think it would be an issue in the handlepole but I wouldn't use it in an engine bay. Pool noodles break down after a while too, even without chemical or much UV exposure.
NVJAY775
My home away from home.
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- Gardnerville, Nevada, United States
Subscribing. I'm going to do some sort of nose foam this winter. Thinking of extruded polystyrene, just not sure exactly how yet. Also considering a 17 oz biax wall and a drain plug.
yamaslut
kill it
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- Daytona Beach, Florida
we can solve all the environmental issues by using water bottles.. haven't you guys heard... they don't break down. Perfect!!! Why even think a stupid pool noodle could accomplish what a simple cell with air filled in it can do? There is no way it can absorb water unless it breaks and that is easy to see... it's like common sense... ha ha...
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- Granbury, TX
:lmao::lmao::lmao:
The Penguin
triple secret probation
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- down by the river
I don't think you're kidding.
I thought about a way to adapt a spearfishing float for use as a recovery buoy: http://www.speargun.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=11
put some sort of a pressure sensitive trigger on it, or a water sensing trigger inside the engine bay were the ski should always be dry (yea, right) - and stow the bloat inside a front foot hold with the float bolted through the bulkhead and have a length of rope on it as well.
Big Kahuna
Administrator
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- Tuscaloosa, AL
Really? I have had full coverage on my SJ Since 1999.