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Old 12-04-2005, 09:39 PM   #1
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bouyancy bags.

anybody know where i can get some heavy duty bouyancy bags from ?
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Old 12-04-2005, 09:50 PM   #2
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Old 12-04-2005, 09:54 PM   #3
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very feckin funny
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Old 12-04-2005, 10:07 PM   #4
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Old 12-04-2005, 10:16 PM   #5
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I dont know if this is any good mate, used in Optimist sailing dinghys:

Purple Marine, Bouyancy bag



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Old 12-04-2005, 10:37 PM   #6
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I dont use them meself, the misses takes care of family planning matters.
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Most regular chandlers should have what you want - When I raced OCR in a Phantom 18 we just had regular dinghy buoyancy bags.
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Old 13-04-2005, 09:16 AM   #8
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Why not visit you local Commercial tyre center & use the old punctured Tubes
The ones they throw away it's noramally a freebe. Just need to spen a day with ya puncture repair kit. ( dem truck tyres are fairly large).
You could fill em with helium ( Tried that in the past no great performace increase, thought it would improve power/ weight, not one of my better ideas !!!!)
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Old 13-04-2005, 09:28 AM   #9
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Ive got a couple of innertubes in the bow,but I need a couple of heavy duty bags to fit under the infills down the sides of boat.
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Old 13-04-2005, 09:33 AM   #10
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Have you considered using large blocks of polystyrene which ya could carve to shape? I reckon they might survive a 'mishap' better than inflatable bags.
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Old 13-04-2005, 12:22 PM   #11
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crewsaver make a full range of bags for dinghy including a bow shaped bag. check there website
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Old 13-04-2005, 12:47 PM   #12
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You could fill em with helium ( Tried that in the past no great performace increase, thought it would improve power/ weight, not one of my better ideas !!!!)
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Old 13-04-2005, 12:54 PM   #13
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Why not try hydrogen?

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Why not visit you local Commercial tyre center & use the old punctured Tubes
The ones they throw away it's noramally a freebe. Just need to spen a day with ya puncture repair kit. ( dem truck tyres are fairly large).
You could fill em with helium ( Tried that in the past no great performace increase, thought it would improve power/ weight, not one of my better ideas !!!!)
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Old 13-04-2005, 12:56 PM   #14
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hydrogen still weighs something, so how about a vacuum
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Old 13-04-2005, 01:00 PM   #15
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Am I right that hydrogen and helium would leak out cos their molecule size is small enough it diffuses through the material? Or did I dream that?
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Old 13-04-2005, 01:08 PM   #16
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Nope probably not. Helium leaks out of most things, think how long a helium baloon stay inflated next to one that has air in it.
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Old 13-04-2005, 01:09 PM   #17
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Also helium makes your voice squeeky
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Old 13-04-2005, 01:10 PM   #18
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Now don't laugh but i have an new lorry innertube with no leaks I don't need . I can't throw it out cos I am a founder member of the 'come in handy for someone club@ help yourself It's free I'll even pay the postage!

TD would it be any good for your Hemmeroydz if roofer doesn't want it?
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Old 13-04-2005, 01:14 PM   #19
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Thats jolly nice of you, I bought a new one once and it was the best part of £20.

You should bring it along on saturday and Jonny can give it away as a prize in a 'spot the nobba who puts helium in his bouyancy bags' competition
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Old 13-04-2005, 01:17 PM   #20
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Actually I think mine might have been for a tractor or something as it was massive. To big really, couldnt fully inflate it in the front of my boat.
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