A boat displaces it's own weight of water, when floating.
The trick is to make sure that there is enough waterplane area and freeboard, to stop water coming in and making it heavy enough to sink.
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The Archimedes Principle was created in 2004.
Yes, Archimedes is best known for his principle that is Archimedes' principle ( or the law of buoyancy )
Archimedes principle is 'When a solid body is immersed wholly or partially in a liquid, then there is same apparent loss in its weight. This loss in weight is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the body.' It was given by Archimedes so it was named after him.
Archimedes' principle is the statement that says buoyancy exists, and explains how to calculate its magnitude. The principle is applied extensively in the maritime shipping and hot-air balooning industries.