Float Body

Assembly

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Buoyant steel or polyester shell, internally compartmented and sealed for long service life.

Direct parts	6
Total parts	11
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Buoyant steel or polyester shell, internally compartmented and sealed for long service life. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Float Body parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 11 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Float Body parts diagram: 1 outer shell, 2 internal partition, 3 flotation foam, 4 reinforcing ring, 5 access hatch, 6 drain plug. 11 parts in 6 top-level items. — Float Body parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Outer Shell	1×	Painted steel or polyester conical or spherical vessel, typical size 1–2 m diameter.
2	Internal Partition	2×	Steel plate dividing the buoy into sealed compartments for flotation redundancy.
3	Flotation Foam	1×	closed-cell polyurethane
4	Reinforcing Ring	4×	Welded steel band preventing shell collapse under pressure and mooring loads.
5	Access Hatch	1×	Bolted or hinged cover permitting access to the lantern and battery during service visits.
6	Drain Plug	2×	Brass threaded plug allowing condensation and bilge water removal.

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Bill of materials for Float Body

6 top-level lines · 6 rows shown · 11 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Outer Shell	navigation-buoy-outer-shell	1×	1	·	part
2	Internal Partition	navigation-buoy-internal-partition	2×	2	·	part
3	Flotation Foam	navigation-buoy-flotation-foam	1×	1	·	part
4	Reinforcing Ring	navigation-buoy-reinforcing-ring	4×	4	·	part
5	Access Hatch	navigation-buoy-access-hatch	1×	1	·	part
6	Drain Plug	navigation-buoy-drain-plug	2×	2	·	part

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Where the float body is used

1 product across 1 domain contain it, directly or inside a sub-assembly

Marine 1 Navigation Buoy

Used in 1 assembly

Navigation Buoy

Sourcing: possible vendors

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇮🇳Bharat Forge bharatforge.com ↗	Pune, IN	Forgings & metal parts	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳CITIC Dicastal dicastal.com ↗	Qinhuangdao, CN	Aluminium castings & wheels	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Tata AutoComp tataautocomp.com ↗	Pune, IN	Auto components	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Beyonics beyonics.com ↗	Singapore	Precision metal & mfg	500 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Sundaram Clayton sundaram-clayton.com ↗	Chennai, IN	Die castings	500 pcs	6–10 wks