NATS NATS 2023 @ SARANAC MI INFO

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  1. WillCover

    WillCover -->> C T D <<-- Captain (Supporter)

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    Can you guys please take this to the appropriate forum this is for NATS 2023 INFO.
    thank you
     
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  2. Nomercy

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    Kas, how much line do you recommend for a float? 10 feet should be fine?
     
  3. kgaigalas

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    Thanks for asking::)
    That would be plenty.
    As a recommendation, I like 6-7 feet.:D
    I have seen boats on the bottom, from the surface (clear lake)
    Also with the gazebo we get a good topside view.
    with 6-7 feet your line and float might not tangle -up your team mates. :oops::oops:
    Small ships could use nylon THREAD (or fly line) wrapped around a smoke stack
    with a small piece of styrofoam.

    I like BATTLING and I like DIVING -------- I try not to do TOOOO much in one day :):):);););)
     
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  4. warspite

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    I used the high tech solution of sticking a fishing bobber in my mast and tied it to my stack. You absolutely 1000% will want a float of some kind… F8C45650-29C9-40ED-BC0F-E3546ABD3CA1.png
     
  5. kgaigalas

    kgaigalas Well-Known Member

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    Looks good.
    With this idea you can test sink that piece of superstructure to confirm deployment :):)
    Remember, nylon string absorbs water, lose bouyancy. FYI
     
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  6. kgaigalas

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    Just as an FYI:
    Dacron/Polyester ropes do not absorb as much water.
    They have good strength, and are used in mountain climbing for that reason:D
    It is expensive, but no climber wants a rope that absorbs water and then freezes.:(:(
     
  7. Nomercy

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    I'm gonna use hemp rope. Lol
     
  8. Beaver

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    Just use floating fly line.
     
  9. kgaigalas

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    I have suggested fly line before, it was for a convoy boat.
    One problem with fly line is that it has some memory.
    I use it some times.
    When I am on a lake were I do not know the depth ( NC / Tennessee) I use nylon on a spool.
    I can carry a lot of line and it does not interfere with my boat operation.
    This of course is for larger floats.
    Smaller boats I use nylon thread.
     
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  10. notSoGnarly

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    What kind of convoy you got for sale?
     
  11. Kevin P.

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    One LST, as of last nats was operational, pick up In Michigan