I have 7 screens in pretty good shapeI am getting new windows, so I no longer need the screens and was wondering if I can get some money for them.
The wooden parts only form a skin and perhaps the framing to hold itWhile wood floats it doesn't have a lot more floatation available than for its own weightAnd some timber is denser than water so won't float anyway(unlikely to use such timbers for boat-building!)The hull will still be holding a lot of mass such as ballast, fastenings, cargo, machinery etcthat will easily weigh more than the simple displacement of the raw timber should the hull become floodedWithout ballast any displacement hull is going to float too high and want to roll over - ballast causes the hull to ride upright and to respond much less to wave actionUnless the hull is fitted with sealed compartments for additional floatation it will not support complete flooding - even a simple tinny with an outboard on is near enough neutral when flooded, often not even thatThere are requirements for small boats to be built now with sufficient floatation that if flooded they will still support the occupants and all fitted load - larger vessels have other constraints that makes this difficult to achieve, but much more onerous requirements are in place if the vessel is to be approved for use in it's designed capacity - such as deep sea fishing or transport of people or other cargo.
If they have aluminum frames, yes(only for the aluminum) If not, no.
