[reyb]

"...you should never get water coming over the transom."

Interesting. So, what I have in the rear of the boat, at least on my last trip, is:


o Two full 5 gallon gas containers (10 gal x 6.3(?) lbs) =
~ 63lbs

o ~35 gal bait tank (~290 lbs)

o 3 batteries :). 2 dedicated for starting and the misc.
electricals and 1 dedicated for the bait tank. I estimate
the batteries to be about 75+- lbs total

So, the total is around 428 lbs. Add a couple of adults
back there and that's an additional 400lbs, which bring
a new total of around 828 lbs. I have since removed the
two 5 gallon gas containers and I'm thinking of moving
the batteries in the center console.