no holes in the hull discovered so far. Not counting the transom. I very much doubt that there are any. Harvey left us a present...about three foot of rain. When I checked on the boat after the rain...it had more than six inches of water in the bottom where i'd removed the foam.
It was NOT draining out.
I figure that if it can keep water in...it can keep water out.
I'm not gonna even google transom - I'm sure it's important.
Thar's a logic in them thar thoughts.
I wouldn't bet my last dollar on the logic being correct though...
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Even an ill wind blows some good, it seems. Perhaps having a solar powered boat is less wacko than it might have seemed before you got Moses' flood dropped on ya.
... and I think you can look forward to conducting various tests of a multitude of design ideas. I sure hope I can look forward to your posts about them =)
Edit: errr, I suspect I meant Noah. =p
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I'll blog about them.
feedback is appreciated.
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I am excited at the prospect. There's little I enjoy more than tinkering and testing, and then enjoying the fruits of experiment.
Balaklava may be the only thing.
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but wait..! There's MORE...I just discovered AIR-CRETE!!
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Concrete made with vermiculite? Not very heavy, which is why it's useful. Ballast may not be one of it's most applicable uses.
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the factory version
another factory version.
high tech version.
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While it is certainly conformable, and pretty strong, it doesn't weigh much, and wouldn't make good ballast. It would strengthen the hull much, though, and could be a good choice (depending on how it reacts to water, of course) as replacement for the sodden foam you are removing.
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so many options....
lucky me I have quite some time to think on it before I need to decide
I wonder how an underfloor, foam embedded water tank would work?
Water is pretty heavy. Centerlined it'd act as ballast. When trailering (out of the water) less weight is a plus...drain the tanks.
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