Buoyancy is directly proportional to volume.
Boston kiter wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:36 amI would think inflatables would have more float than a hard board with the same volume.
Boston kiter wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:36 amI would think inflatables would have more float than a hard board with the same volume.
You assume that an inflatable board is lighter than a hard board, and it's most often the complete opposite.
Like I said "i would think"Trent hink wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:31 amWhy?
Buoyancy is directly proportional to volume.
Boston kiter wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:36 amI would think inflatables would have more float than a hard board with the same volume.
I had a go on a 5'5 inflatable & hated it, found it very unstable as seemed to react like a cork, my hard board that is slightly longer and about the same volume is way more stable - I think the inflatables suffer from less rail shape also
Don't feel bad, it is actually a common mistake.Boston kiter wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 4:29 pm
Like I said "i would think"
I am not an engineer, but isn't it what the volume is made of that matters also??? Air is extremely light, lighter than the materials that would be inside a hard board...That was was my blue collar logic for what it's worth.
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