20 foot center console with a bracket

[parishht]

Now this boat is stern heavy:

[macojoe]

Floation helps a lot. I was looking to see if I had a pic of my boat in the water, But I have pleanty under way, but not at rest, I will have to get some when I get in the water.
My water line is just below the swim platform.

[cmjones]

Flotation in the bracket wouldn't help on plane, though. Maybe the thermodynamic effects of having the engine farther back compensate for something? Otherwise, it would always seem like it was trimmed up more than it is.

[cmjones]

Thermodynamic? Not the right word. I'm a dumbass.

[macojoe]

You need no floation when under way, cause the bracket isn't in the water anymore! ;)

[cmjones]

That's what I meant. All you have is the difference in CG and whatever effects you get from having your thrust a couple feet farther aft. I'm not sure, but I thought I heard somewhere that there was an advantage to having your prop back there. Maybe it is due to turbulence from the hull?

[reelapeelin]

Yeah...I got that it doesn't matter on plane ... just wonderin' about idlin' around and at rest ... ;) ...

[cmjones]

I think that in order to negate the difference in c/g, the bracket would have to have the same cross section below the waterline that the hull does. That's if you're talking about its buoyancy. It's possible that moving the engine like that doesn't make that much difference in the way she floats, though. If my fat *** moves a couple feet closer to the transom in my friend's 17 fisherman it makes a big difference.

[bradford]

Reel, did you see the guys on that boat that parisht posted, looks like the gay houseboaters found themselves another ride!!!! ;D