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Old 07-14-2016, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by FishStretcher View Post
. . . 40-50 gallons of water forward of the *missing* forward bulkhead would do the job and you can pump it out on the way to a boat ramp to haul out. If you put in a low pickup and had a top vent, you could blow the ballast tank in an emergency for 400 lb of flotation.

Put it way up here:
A rubber bladder tank would eliminate the need for a vent and allow it to be filled and emptied quickly. And would also add flotation if you could figure out a way to pressurize it, maybe with a scuba pony tank!
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