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Old 05-08-2013, 11:40 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by brk-lnt View Post
Interesting.

Seems like it would be relatively easy to add a simple pressure gauge/sensor to the 'toons. Since they are pressurized slightly (or should/could be), you wouldn't even need much of a gauge, just a basic redlight/greenlight indicator. If I had a 'toon, I'd probably build something like that just for the sake of easily knowing that no cracks had developed.
Sounds like a great idea, and easy to do too. but I wonder how the pressure would be affected by air and water temperature. I would guess that on a real hot sunny day, with the boat out of the water, in the sun, that you could end up with some "balooning" pontoons.
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