Pool noodle flotation

[Islandtrader]

I am certainly not an expert here...but my understanding in order to keep the boat from doing the turtle, flotation has to be above waterline... like in the gunnels and under the deck, not an easy thing to accomplish.

[shine]

Originally Posted by Islandtrader

I am certainly not an expert here...but my understanding in order to keep the boat from doing the turtle, flotation has to be above waterline... like in the gunnels and under the deck, not an easy thing to accomplish.

thats right, and its almost impossible to find enough volume under the gunnels to give upright stability. If you boxed in the gunnels and filled with foam, you might get close to upright flotation

I know a fully foamed boat in a SC is out of the question.

When I rebuilt my 23SC I completely filled the outside of the stringers. There was enough foam to float two boats BTW, there is a good amount of reserve buoyancy in those trapezoid stringers