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[StartQuote] If the original raft on the 103 series boats was indeed a Carley Float, it is unlikely that it was a balsa raft. The Carley float consisted of a copper tube bent into an oval shape that was then covered with cork or kapoc, then wrapped in canvas. Here are several references: [url]http://www.google.com/patents?id=yUJsAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false[/url] [url]http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/hmas_sydney/carleyfloat.pdf[/url] Al Ross [EndQuote]
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