Hello, all!
I recently picked up a 13' just bare aluminum dinghy/rowboat thing.... very basic, no frills, just a hull and some bench seats.
I'm looking to add some floatation to this little guy on the off chance it get swamped or otherwise sinks. It would be a real hassle if it ended up on the bottom of the lake or whatever if there was something easy I could do to prevent this!
I'm open to suggestions, but my first thought was to add something under the seats. It's got 3 bench seats, but they're not the kind of bench seats that are just flat planks—they're the kind where they're like big boxes, but the bottom is open so they're hollow and the space is easily accessible. Kind of like these: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/dinghy-on-the-sand-gm588605992-101090617
I was thinking about just like... spraying some Great Stuff or other expanding foam into the space underneath the seats. Is that enough to keep it from sinking? Or is there a better option? Tying those inflatable fenders to the bow & stern, or something? I really have no idea how to add floatation, but anything I can do to help this boat not sink if something goes wrong, I'd like to do!
Thanks
I recently picked up a 13' just bare aluminum dinghy/rowboat thing.... very basic, no frills, just a hull and some bench seats.
I'm looking to add some floatation to this little guy on the off chance it get swamped or otherwise sinks. It would be a real hassle if it ended up on the bottom of the lake or whatever if there was something easy I could do to prevent this!
I'm open to suggestions, but my first thought was to add something under the seats. It's got 3 bench seats, but they're not the kind of bench seats that are just flat planks—they're the kind where they're like big boxes, but the bottom is open so they're hollow and the space is easily accessible. Kind of like these: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/dinghy-on-the-sand-gm588605992-101090617
I was thinking about just like... spraying some Great Stuff or other expanding foam into the space underneath the seats. Is that enough to keep it from sinking? Or is there a better option? Tying those inflatable fenders to the bow & stern, or something? I really have no idea how to add floatation, but anything I can do to help this boat not sink if something goes wrong, I'd like to do!
Thanks
