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If any object, placed on the water, weighs more than the total weight of the water it displaces, it will sink. Your Steel boat probably has a too thick hull, making it very heavy. A thinner hull, making the boat lighter, just might float your boat!

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Can you explain why a steel boat floats on water, but a steel block does not?

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Why does a solid piece of clay while a clay boat can be made to float?

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How a boat made of steel float?

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Why a large boat is able to float considering that steel is denser than water?

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Why can a boat float in the water even through it's made out of more dense materials than water?

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What is the term for the depth of water needed to float a boat clear of the water?

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Inwater a steel will float or sink?

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