buoyancy foam

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zeb
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buoyancy foam

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Hi
im leaving in the two end frames for extra buoyancy,will ordinary expanding foam do the job of the buoyancy foam or is it a specialist material ?
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Post by jem »

you have to get closed cell foam otherwise it will absorb water.
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Post by zeb »

O.K. thanks Matt
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