I see..
Totally agree about the balance. The whole reason I moved the batteries to the centerline was because of the list. I hated how much I needed to use the trim tabs to level it out and of course tabs do nothing when you are just drifting and fishing from the helm side.
I hadn't really considered how much worse the pounding would be up front but it makes total sense. I spend almost 100% of my running time at the helm so I don't have a sense of how much different the pounding is at the bow or the stern. Still, I installed a pneumatic seat for myself so I should have at least some sympathy for the hull and batteries.
I'm planning on adding a trolling motor eventually and am not thrilled about three more batteries no matter where they go. I guess I'll put them in the same fish box with the other two. Need a solar powered Ulterra...
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