Next message: Gary: "[world-cruising] Re: Yacht Flotation Tank"
At 11:00 AM -0500 2/7/04, Courtney Thomas wrote:
>Yacht flotation tanks are inflatables [by onboard compressed gas tank]
>placed in strategic locations aboard to be activated in the event of
>excessive water being taken on and to displace water, keep the boat
>afloat until repairs can be undertaken, water bailed and rescue measures
>implemented.
More tersely, it's an airbag you blow up so your, heh, monohull, won't sink...
;-)
Cheers,
RAH
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