FW: Mooring out question

["George Farland" <gfarland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   I still lean to wine box bladders for air bag floatation They are
free if you discount the cost of the wine as a beverage.  I do agree on
"but all this is only IF I was worried about it" and it seems that the
more bladders I get the less I worry.
   After a two year lay-up "TWO TACKY" is going back in the water I have
fixed, repaired, reset and rebuilt just about everything her. Before I'm
to old to sail I have decided not to take anything else apart. Back to
the wine bladder making.

George and Jacki Farland
Sugar Land,  Texas
  






-----Original Message-----
From: owner-sanjuan23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-sanjuan23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DB27513
(David)
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 8:21 PM
To: sanjuan23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Mooring out question

Having been the instigator of over-debating the positive floatation
issue for my SJ23, I finally came to the conclusion not to worry about
it 

However, IF I were to worry about it, I figgured from some rough
estimates that about 30 cubic feet of floatation would be needed to
keep afloat 3000lbs of metal (50%) and fiberglass (50%). Being basicaly
cheap, I was going to use 2 liter pepsi bottles, until I determined it
would take 420 of them (each one = .07 cft).  Next best solution was a
closed cell foam agent that you mix and pour. Figured the bottom of all
the wedge shaped storage areas could be leveled off nicely throughout
the boat for about $200 for 40 cubic ft.....   

but all this is only IF I was worried about it.. and Im not..  ;-)

Dave Backus  


--- DJ Nestrick <djnestrick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I plan on leaving my SJ-23 moored out for most of the
> summer. My concern: what happens if she somehow starts
> taking on water? This could be from any source.
> 
> I thought about putting in some automatic bilge pumps
> but realized they would help for about 30 minutes
> before killing the battery.
> 
> Then I mulled over the whole positive flotation idea
> thats been discussed in this forum before. Seems like
> a lot of work for something that may or may not work.
> 
> What does everyone else do when leaving their boats
> moored out for a few days/weeks? Or am I worrying too
> much over a $4000 boat?  :)
> 
> DJ Nestrick
> Amarillo - SJ23
> Daytona Beach, FL
> 
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