funbun said:
Do you guys build with emergency flotation? I'm getting ready to build a jon boat, more of a deckless barge. How do you determine how much flotation you need? Do you use empty enclosed spaces or fill it with foam or what?
I don't use any flotation in mine , just sealed off ends in some of them. I did fill one with the Styrofoam popcorn for the heck of it.
From what I have seen with folks that used the foam , it creates more problems then it cures , it tends to hold condensation and rot the boat where it is. Or it gets wet , after a long time and water logged. I did repair a friends boat that had the foam in it and it was one mess. That is what made me decide to never use it.
Chuck.
