One Thistler's Way of Adding Flotation to a Wood Hull

Medaker describes his method of adding floatation to his wooden Thistle hull using expandable polyurethane foam (Spanex). He covers the entire process of installing foam sections to increase buoyancy and prevent capsizing.

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• boat maintenance
• flotation
• wood hull
• buoyancy
• construction