Hello, For use cases involving payloads heavier than 33 lbs, any recommendations for adding buoyancy to the vehicle? Some ideas I had were using additional BlueBoat hull pieces and attaching them, or getting some buoyancy foam and attaching those at the bottom of the boat (janky). Thanks.

Hi @epark_triton - welcome to the forums! Certainly the easiest option you mention would be adding buoyancy foam to the keels of the boat, perhaps by passing a bolt through it and the mounting holes. You could sand the foam to a hydrodynamic shape with smooth transitions. [boatfoam] (12x6x1" pi…

Hello @epark_triton ! For my part i added two halfs of buoys used on fishing longlines. It allows me to have a maximum payload of 35kg for now. [BBB] I attached the buoys on the BlueBoat payload bracket . Really cheap, easy to install and super efficient. Have a good day

Hi Tony, I purchased a Blue Boat later last year and was only able to do some testing in a small river before the ice came. Everything worked perfectly but I noticed something critical to me and not sure if I’m right or wrong. I noticed a slight loss in buoyancy from the time I put the boat in the w…

Hi @Mark_C - From a physics standpoint, if no leaks were present, and no mass added to the vehicle, the buoyancy and water line would have to remain constant! Water cooling the air in the hulls would make it more dense, but this air is sealed in an air-tight space! Additionally the weight differen…

Thank you Tony for your quick response. I will communicate any worthwhile observations in the spring.

Thank you @Mravitch for the tip ! Do you know what are the buoys made of ? It seems like they are made of urethane inside, is it solid urethane foam or just urethane coated foam ? I am curious if you have seen them become waterlogged where you cut them up and made a bolt hole. It seems like this w…

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Thanks Tony and Mravitch for the ideas!

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