Uh..... does this look right? First time in the water, finally!!!

[bradford]

Originally Posted by Gfunk

Had to look twice before I realized what you were talking about......
The trolling board going across the back is actually inserted into to the gunnel mount rod holders (turned them around 180 degrees). The white things you see in the splashwell are the rubber inserts from the holders. Had to remove them to install the rod holder.

I decided to go ahead and get the jackplate, saw one similar to the one above but with only about 3/8" setback from where it is now. I'll look at both and see which one to go with. I'll also extend the transom cutout and glass the cap either over the summer or next winter.

Thanks for all the advice guys, taking this out for a five day trip to Lake Cumberland later this week to catch some stripers and all this puts my mind at ease since we usually leave the boat in the water for the entire trip.

Just be sure your bilge pump and float switch are in good working order. You should be fine.

[tartuffe]

Glad you are getting the jack plate, otherwise raising the transom without raising the motor could have caused clearance issues with your tilt.

Like others have said, I'm 200 lbs but I have water in the splashwell frequently (200 Johnson on a jackplate) and a wet deck occasionally. The deck is only around an inch above the waterline on my 81.

I wouldn't bother with adding more scuppers.