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Old 06-17-2019, 10:29 PM
Dschaffer Dschaffer is offline
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Default Additional Bow weight

When I went from a 2 stroke 7.5hp to a 4 stroke 9.9 kicker motor with power trim it added probably 70+pounds to the rear of the boat. The addtion of bigger downriggers didn’t help either. I was taking water through the scuppers and would run the bilge every once in a while (not much water but some). To counter this “new” weight, I added 3 60lb sand bags to the bow of the boat. Now the old gal rides like a dream! I have had absolutely zero water on board, she tracks nice and straight while I set up my fishing gear and she gets right up on plane. Is there anything I should be concerned about? I might eventually replace the sand bags with 2 batteries and a Minkota ipilot but until then, I hope this modification doesn’t have any unforeseen troubles. The bow definitely sits lower then ever before. Hopefully not too much that I start to take on water if going head on into big waves. One other thought that crossed my mind is that there may be a risk of excessive “pounding/pressure” on the bow when going fast in a chop. Any thoughts on this? Thanks
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