Agreed. this was more to test buoyancy and time needed to recover a swamped boat... in a real capsize you would want to release all sheets before attempting to right the boat. ( we have also practiced this several times)
I removed all of the Styrofoam floatation from under the benches, the bow, and the lazaret. I then cut and fit 2 full 4‘ x 8‘ sheets of 2 inch thick blue high density insulation board. This went under the benches, in the stern, between the center board trunk walls, and in the bow. I used pour in foam in the bow as well. There is still space under the floorboards for more flotation. At this point the boat has enough flotation for a crewmember to re-enter after swamping and recover the boat. (in heavy seas this may not be as easy but at least she would stay afloat with almost a foot of freeboard)
@@Mostlysailing Thank you very much for your answer. I own a drascombe longboat for 16 years from the mid 1970ies wich I renovated 3 years ago. This renovation was very succesfull with some major repairs, replacements and improvemts. I have been thinking about upgrading boyancy for a long time and came up with a solution comparable to yours, but haven't got around doing it.. Good to hear that your upgrade works; this gives me reasurance to get to work on it. As an alternative for the 2 inch bleu high density foam I considered 3 inch styrofoam wich i would then cover with a thin layer of glasmat and epoxy or, the poor mans way, with cloth, white woodglue and 2 componant pu paint to protect the styro from chipping. I'm from the Netherlands and sail on Lauwersmeer and Waddenzee. On these waters it is good to be sure one stays afloat when swamped. Thanks again for your utube upload and further information! Greetings, Bas
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It looked to me that the gunwale was resting on the seabed, so the capsize behaviour in deeper water has not been tested..
Bucket is best always!
Wouldn't a good manual pump (or preferably two) be more efficient than a bucket?
No. you can shift 10 -14 litres in one pump with a bucket. 0.5 with a pump. They are ok for emptying the last bit under floorboards.
Exactly
There's an old saying: "Nothing empties a boat quicker than a frightened man with a bucket."
Looks like the Sea of Cortez. Which bay?
Somewhere between Santa Rosalia and Loreto ;)
Looked straightforward, but capsize more likely to happen with sails up which would make righting the boat more difficult
Agreed. this was more to test buoyancy and time needed to recover a swamped boat... in a real capsize you would want to release all sheets before attempting to right the boat. ( we have also practiced this several times)
В море на глубине в случае опрокидывания лодка плавает на борту или к верху килем?
What was the update on the flotation from the original?
I removed all of the Styrofoam floatation from under the benches, the bow, and the lazaret. I then cut and fit 2 full 4‘ x 8‘ sheets of 2 inch thick blue high density insulation board. This went under the benches, in the stern, between the center board trunk walls, and in the bow. I used pour in foam in the bow as well. There is still space under the floorboards for more flotation. At this point the boat has enough flotation for a crewmember to re-enter after swamping and recover the boat. (in heavy seas this may not be as easy but at least she would stay afloat with almost a foot of freeboard)
@@Mostlysailing Thank you very much for your answer. I own a drascombe longboat for 16 years from the mid 1970ies wich I renovated 3 years ago. This renovation was very succesfull with some major repairs, replacements and improvemts. I have been thinking about upgrading boyancy for a long time and came up with a solution comparable to yours, but haven't got around doing it.. Good to hear that your upgrade works; this gives me reasurance to get to work on it. As an alternative for the 2 inch bleu high density foam I considered 3 inch styrofoam wich i would then cover with a thin layer of glasmat and epoxy or, the poor mans way, with cloth, white woodglue and 2 componant pu paint to protect the styro from chipping. I'm from the Netherlands and sail on Lauwersmeer and Waddenzee. On these waters it is good to be sure one stays afloat when swamped. Thanks again for your utube upload and further information! Greetings, Bas
I watch the the boat sailboats for 1000