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I use the regular plugs at all ends then silicon putty them to make them
watertight.
At 10:09 PM 4/15/98 -0700, you wrote:
>
>A 12" balloon would have 32lbs of buoyancy: more than enough.
>
>Here's a thought... why not plug the ends of your mast (or both ends
>of each mast segment for a 2pc) to make them watertight. Then your
>rig won't sink at all. (~10lbs buoyancy for a 430cm mast with 50cm at
>the base for the extension.) The problem is coming up with a really
>watertight plug that will stay put without adding much weight to the
>mast.
>
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>Martin Frankel |||| mdf@sgi.com-DeleteThis |||| (650)933-6191
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