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What does it take to "float your boat"?
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<blockquote data-quote="Waterwings" data-source="post: 51697" data-attributes="member: 123"><p>What does it take to "float your boat"?</p><p></p><p>Having to deal with the shallow ramps around here, and backing down the ramp quite a ways, I got to thinking about how much water it takes to float my boat. So, I did some measuring. As it sits right now on the trailer, which has 13" tires, the bottom (minus the keel) is roughly 19" above ground level. Then I measured where the water-line hits on the sides at the rear of the boat and at the transom. That measured 28". So, due to the shallow ramps that are local here, I'm <em>guestimating</em> I need at least 28"-30". It could be a bit less if no one is in the boat (added weight) when I launch. What's it take to "float your boat"?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Waterwings, post: 51697, member: 123"] What does it take to "float your boat"? Having to deal with the shallow ramps around here, and backing down the ramp quite a ways, I got to thinking about how much water it takes to float my boat. So, I did some measuring. As it sits right now on the trailer, which has 13" tires, the bottom (minus the keel) is roughly 19" above ground level. Then I measured where the water-line hits on the sides at the rear of the boat and at the transom. That measured 28". So, due to the shallow ramps that are local here, I'm [i]guestimating[/i] I need at least 28"-30". It could be a bit less if no one is in the boat (added weight) when I launch. What's it take to "float your boat"? [/QUOTE]
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