Do these V's float when water filled ?

bgreene · #1 07-05-2012, 07:30 PM

Sounds like it may float.....

jasoncooperpcola · #2 07-05-2012, 08:07 PM

Now you got me wondering about whether or not to foam fill my V.

The Coast Guard has boats that are self righting. But hull design, watertite doors, and tons of weight down bottom make it so. Its all about center of gravity.

A cubic foot of foam provides 64lbs of bouyancy. 40 cubic feet of foam should keep a V20 afloat if filled with water. ( i wont use the "u" word)

If you take a wave over and fill the cockpit with water, your best bet is probably to get it on plane, and get the scupppers above the waterline. Problem is, these scuppers suck. A squid will clog them. Hell two acorns will almost stop it up.

macojoe · #3 07-05-2012, 08:35 PM

in 1976 they did not have scuppers in the i/o any way! i just got lucky and stayed up right, the hull had a few air traps in it and it stayed good. that was my last trip in the v20, after 9 years i sold it and got the sea ox! i was ready for a larger boat any way, all the places i was going really called for it..

reelapeelin · #4 07-06-2012, 06:22 AM

Pete's pictures here tell the story...this is the '84 hull I am enjoying the hell out of right now...

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ad.php?t=13565

Blue_Runner · #5 07-06-2012, 10:05 AM

Reel I didn't know that was the one you got? Had I know that I would've said name it "Seal Deal" instead of "Reel Deal" LOL!!!! That's pretty cool!!

captpete13 · #6 07-07-2012, 09:27 PM

if those dock lines broke that boat would have sank to the bottom. It was in a very deep slip. The diver that went into the water to rig the lift bags was 6'4" and was standing upright on the bottom and there was still a few feet of water above him. I think they add flotation,just enough to keep the coast guard happy. But nowhere near enough to keep the boat floating.

reelapeelin · #7 07-08-2012, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by captpete13

if those dock lines broke that boat would have sank to the bottom. It was in a very deep slip. The diver that went into the water to rig the lift bags was 6'4" and was standing upright on the bottom and there was still a few feet of water above him. I think they add flotation,just enough to keep the coast guard happy. But nowhere near enough to keep the boat floating.

That's an '84...the '95 V-21 I had for a while wasn't any better...I remember installing the capt's chair and built-in tackle drawers in the starboard pedistal...there was some foam under there...but certainly not full or enough to keep the boat afloat...

If they were serious about keepin' these hulls afloat, the gunwales and all hollow spaces between cap and hull would be full of closed cell foam...which could lead to another problem...McKees and Whalers are foam filled and advertised cut in pieces which all float...except over time some seep water into those foam-filled voids and then ya got some REAL problems...water-logged foam is very heavy, will NEVER dry out and imagine separating cap and hull to remove all the wet foam...