Hi Cowana, FOAMY FLOATS ?I am getting a little worried that foamy floats could be two things,
one a float made of foam polstyrene,or foam [closed cell soft foam].The first is the one used to get
a shape of a hull cut and sanded to shape,then as described by IDEALIST and I believe MULTIMAN to make a mould from this by whatever method they are using.The second is the one is a very cheap way of using ,rather than making a float.The insulation floats come in two types,the first has
a 12.7mm hole down the middle.The second has a 19.05mm hole down the middle[Do NOT use this type.]It is weakened by the larger hole]The first type[12.7] IS ok and as stated by Martno1fan,they have been used for upto two years before they need replacing.Just to correct one thing it was my mate who came up with the idea of using them for using with a 1M hull conversion.The other thing
is the volume [untouched]will support about 6.97lbs[3.16kg] This is ok for a 1M if ,like mine weigh about 3.75lbs [1.7kg] I don't think they would support a mini40 in anything but a very calm day.
As to needing any support,the only time we have thought about it was on a hot day [24C] they started to droop[wilted????]I then thought that if the sketch showing the float attachments had the plastic pipe lengthened to run from just behind the rear crossbeam to just forward of the front crossbeam, it would stop the middle part of the float from drooping,and maybe still allow the rocker
to be changed.I have not been able to apply this to my multi as it has been well below 24C since
that day.Normally they flex and bounce around but seem to retain the shape you bend them to
and do not distort even in really strong gusts.Hope this usefull to you.Regards Scotty