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Objects float when the volume of water they displace is less than the volume of the objects themselves. When objects sink, the volume of water they displace is greater than the volume of the object. The principle may seem relatively simple: Light objects float and heavy objects sink.
When you put a boat in the water, it displaces (pushes aside) a volume of water equal to the volume of the boat up to the waterline. How much water is displaced depends on how heavy the boat and its contents are. As long as that weight is not greater than the volume of water the boat displaces, the boat will float.