In a message dated 4/19/02 10:54:14 AM Central Daylight Time, jaf30_at_cornell.edu writes: . The salesman is not likely going to explain that while the $500 recreational kayak made of a material that has extra floation might float a couple of inches higher than a $400 recreational kayak with a standard polyethylene layup when it's full of water (because neither has float bags to displace water), neither one of them can actually be paddled at that point. The only real advantage of a kayak that floats higher in the water when it's full of water is that it would be easier to recover in a search and rescue effort. > > I have a question, with no desire to start an argument, I honestly don't know the answer. Will a poly kayak, filled to the brim with water, with no bulkhead compartments and no added flotation, actually float? Several posts in this thread have implied that a poly rec kayak will not sink. Since I have no desire to gather any empirical evidence on my own, does anyone know for sure? Dan Williams *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Apr 19 2002 - 15:41:01 PDT
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