User blog comment:DancePowderer/A Kraken Good Time/@comment-2007679-20101113103247/@comment-1595565-20101114072024

I doubt it, he can't swim. It's an interesting idea though. Even if the coating keeps him from losing his powers, he was a couldn't swim even before he ate the gomu gomu no mi. Again, interesting idea, but the swimming is going to be an issue. Not to mention the force of his attacks would be lessened by the density of the water.