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<blockquote data-quote="richg99" data-source="post: 390153" data-attributes="member: 4376"><p>Stuffing noodles...or filling a cavity with foam...doesn't give any more flotation than leaving the cavity empty. Flotation is all about displacement, and displacement is the same for a given area regardless of what fills the area.</p><p></p><p>The only thing that the noodles, or the foam, does..... is prevent water from filling the cavity in the case of a leak or taking on too much water from waves, etc.</p><p></p><p>Since foam weighs less than water, you will float longer before you sink.</p><p></p><p>I am NOT saying that the cavity shouldn't be filled with noodles or foam. It is the right thing to do and it should be done.</p><p></p><p>I am saying that the boat won't float any higher, nor will it handle any more people or a heavier load, if you have foam, or do not have foam, inside of the cavities.</p><p></p><p>richg99</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richg99, post: 390153, member: 4376"] Stuffing noodles...or filling a cavity with foam...doesn't give any more flotation than leaving the cavity empty. Flotation is all about displacement, and displacement is the same for a given area regardless of what fills the area. The only thing that the noodles, or the foam, does..... is prevent water from filling the cavity in the case of a leak or taking on too much water from waves, etc. Since foam weighs less than water, you will float longer before you sink. I am NOT saying that the cavity shouldn't be filled with noodles or foam. It is the right thing to do and it should be done. I am saying that the boat won't float any higher, nor will it handle any more people or a heavier load, if you have foam, or do not have foam, inside of the cavities. richg99 [/QUOTE]
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