Increasing the floation in a Flying Scot

Submitted by Fugly4545 on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 11:00
I am looking for strategies that will help me outfit my hull with enough floatation in order to make the boat easier to recover after a capsize or swamping. My minimum objective is to increase floatation enough to get the centerboard trunk out of the water. Thanks. Ted Lischer Flying Scot 4545
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Ted, do you know about the inflatable bow flotation bag? It's s

Submitted by Kurt Steinbock on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 11:45.
Ted, do you know about the inflatable bow flotation bag? It's sold (as a kit, I think) through the factory. If you want more than that, I'm sure someone else will chime in with ideas. Kurt

You could get the bow bags from the factory and if they didn't h

Submitted by tweisleder on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 16:50.
You could get the bow bags from the factory and if they didn't have a solution, you could try Optimist Dinghy Air bags to put under the seats and mount under the aft deck. http://www.apsltd.com/Tree/d93000/e91231.asp Travis Weisleder 5341