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Tech Talk => Hulls => Topic started by: george5 on March 01, 2016, 02:52:39 PM

Title: sinking tx
Post by: george5 on March 01, 2016, 02:52:39 PM: how do I keep my tx from sinking if I take on water my bilge pump cant handle ?is there some kind of foam,what do most people do?
Title: Re: sinking tx
Post by: steves86ta on March 01, 2016, 02:54:33 PM: Personally i have no foam in my boat, i just tend to anchor bow out if im in rough water

I have heard of people putting truck intertubes under the bow
Title: Re: sinking tx
Post by: vwagon13 on March 01, 2016, 05:38:34 PM: Take up a meaningful, close relationship with the Good Lord. Keep current on your insurance payment,and pray.
Title: Re: sinking tx
Post by: Bunger on March 01, 2016, 05:59:34 PM: Quote from: vwagon13 on March 01, 2016, 05:38:34 PM
Take up a meaningful, close relationship with the Good Lord. Keep current on your insurance payment,and pray.

Haha found someone else runnin my same program

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Title: Re: sinking tx
Post by: GT Jets on March 01, 2016, 06:25:24 PM: Swimming pool noodles and tie wraps.
Title: Re: sinking tx
Post by: lupo1904 on March 01, 2016, 07:22:07 PM: Run 3 bilge pumps

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Title: Re: sinking tx
Post by: TrollerDave on March 01, 2016, 08:28:48 PM: Quote from: george5 on March 01, 2016, 02:52:39 PM
how do I keep my tx from sinking if I take on water my bilge pump cant handle ?is there some kind of foam,what do most people do?

Truck tire inner tubes.

How deep of water do you boat in?

In my opinion,

If your boat is going down, floatation in the bow will probably only keep it floating for a few minutes if a minute at all.
But it should keep it pointed up as it sits on the bottom. :-\

Quote from: vwagon13 on March 01, 2016, 05:38:34 PM
Take up a meaningful, close relationship with the Good Lord. Keep current on your insurance payment,and pray.

Best bet. I've used it a few times. :thumbup: ;D
Title: Re: sinking tx
Post by: Steve-O on March 02, 2016, 09:34:21 AM: Quote from: vwagon13 on March 01, 2016, 05:38:34 PM
Take up a meaningful, close relationship with the Good Lord. Keep current on your insurance payment,and pray.

Solid advice you can apply to so many questions and concerns. Cast your fears on Him brother!

Steve-O
Title: Re: sinking tx
Post by: jimpen on March 02, 2016, 12:18:28 PM: Boat in areas that will not put you in trouble all the time. Lower river is good most of the time. Avoid big lakes with big boats. I have a 79 tx 19 and we have no problems at all.

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Title: Re: sinking tx
Post by: 78hallettbbc on March 02, 2016, 12:31:34 PM: I built a Rayson craft GN boat and managed to flip but when we did the build we installed foam in the bow. It was a super high density foam it was lite only about 15 pounds and we sealed off the bulkhead. The boat bobbed bow up for about 20 min until we got it towed to shore.

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Title: sinking tx
Post by: More2LifeThanMPG on March 02, 2016, 02:06:20 PM: Quote from: jimpen on March 02, 2016, 12:18:28 PM
Boat in areas that will not put you in trouble all the time. Lower river is good most of the time. Avoid big lakes with big boats. I have a 79 tx 19 and we have no problems at all.

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Pretty sure he's not going to truck out here from NY...

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