Adding foam for more buoyancy

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by YakDout

I was told that if you add enough foam, it created a helium effect. You would actually be a couple inches above the water. Sort of like a flying car/hovercraft...


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No Silly,

Actually adding Feathers, like a pillow to the inside of your kayak makes it lighter, and ride higher...and faster too!

[YakDout]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

No Silly,



Actually adding Feathers, like a pillow to the inside of your kayak makes it lighter, and ride higher...and faster too!

Now that I'll believe


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[William Novotny]

One thing I have considered is the benefit of support a foam filling would have on stress areas ie. The seating area where the majority of your weight rests. I've noticed most sot kayaks after time start to leak around hatches due to your kayak flexing in the center where you sit. I've thought to add foam blocks under the seating area to prevent this and adding foam bracing down the outermost channels of the hull to make the hull a bit more rigid. I've never really been too concerned though but I have noticed that almost all kayaks I've owned older then a couple years old have had leaky hatches around these problem areas

[TJones]

Of that foam to keep me afloat when that 3 footer crashed on my head this afternoon at Leo . Getting ready for summer . Testing my crash and burn skills . Nothing has changed . My timing still sucks balls . .

[Robm422]

I know, i got swamped coming in at leo a few days ago!

[wiredantz]

Originally Posted by Robm422

I know, i got swamped coming in at leo a few days ago!

Leo is fun, especially because you can really mess up your yak with all those ROcks. I have learned there one way in and one way out.

[taggermike]

Adding foam to a kayak will not improve buoyancy unless the kayak is flooded. Still worth while in a safety since. I have 4 pool noodles stashed away in one of my kayaks. Mike