Floating a Thistle

An article about boat floatation improvements for older D&M fiberglass Thistles. The author describes identifying inadequate floatation, and implementing solutions including airbags, foam replacements, and additional flotation to improve capsize safety.

This is a summary. The full article text is © the Thistle Class Association — read the original scan via the link above.

• flotation
• safety
• boat modifications