Floatation

[Froggy]

I lost my Mini Dominator, it skipped a small wake and did a nose dive
into the abyss and never came back up.
I had a bunch of small bubble wrap in the nose obviously not enough,
what is the best floatation material for max buoyancy in the little boats.
it might be stuck in the algae or it disintegrated off of the bottom, it?s about 6 ft deep where it sank

[vvviivvv]

pool noodles are normally recommended, people also pour expanding foam in.

More than likely it's stuck in the mud, it might pop up boats have been known to pop up weeks after they went into the mud.

[Panther6834]

I second the "pool noodle". Alternately, any "closed cell foam".


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[ray schrauwen]

You mean closed cell...

[Panther6834]

You mean closed cell...

Oopsie...my bad...thank you for catching my error. I've corrected it...lol


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[T.S.Davis]

I've done the two part poly foam. Adds a ton of weight and expands and contracts. For me it's just more trouble than it's worth.

Pool noodles are super cheap and will float a lot of weight. You can cut them to squeeze them in here and there. Another good option is that grey foam pipe insulation from the Depot. More expensive but works great too.

[Froggy]

Thanks for all of your replies, pool noodle it is then

[Gary]

I have always used the spray foam as it adds a bunch of strength to the hull and really helps with blow overs at high speeds.
But you have to be REAL careful because it will expand big time inside the hull and could screw it up.

[T.S.Davis]

I have always used the spray foam as it adds a bunch of strength to the hull and really helps with blow overs at high speeds.
But you have to be REAL careful because it will expand big time inside the hull and could screw it up.

It can also get wet and stay that way forever. I was gifted a big Sniper mono that was spray foamed. It was too heavy to race. Now, I don't know if that was the foam or water that got in the foam and stayed. It was strong but the bugger was crazy heavy.