PDRacer Sailboat

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Fun Noodles Under Decks
Many people on the internet have suggested putting fun noodles underneath the bow and stern decks of boat, also they suggest putting the noodles around the gunnels. We tested it, and it clearly DOES NOT WORK. The biggest problem is that fun noodles are cylinders and they do not pack very well, there is so much air space around each cylinder and they have a hole down the middle. Putting sheets of foam under the decks has a better chance of working, but keep in mind how much foam you will need, and how the foam is placed.

This is a hull built to the suggested 18" high sides, and you can see how far the boat can go over before it takes on water.

When the boat is let go, the entire cockpit becomes flooded with a person inside. He attempted to bail while inside, it is a very futile effort because one of the two gunnels stays awash the entire time.

He got out, and rocked the boat back and forth in an attempt to let the hull rise to rid the water. Not much went out, and he started to bail. In deep water, he would have to try and swim next to the boat while reaching over the gunnel to bail water out. As he reaches over, the gunnel would become awash again, and the boat would become completely swamped again.

For noodles attached around the gunnels, see Tim Cowden at Conroe Messabout

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