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Chuck
After spending 35 years Bass fishing and building
Jon-boats i would put the battery in the very back of the boat.meaning you will
have to but some very large wire but it's well worth the money to keep from
having the boat being tippy.. another thing you might want to think about
instead of 3/4 inch ply look into .080 Aluminum for the platform to keep the weight down. Just a thought on my
part now i can get out of here i'm fishing this morning in my boat with the .080
Aluminum deck.
Good day
Bill
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Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 12:30
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Subject: [VFB] Fishing Boat
Question
I have a question about My fishing Boat. It is a 14' Aluminum Jon Boat...
And a long time ago, a friend of mine had one just like it (My friend is not
around or I'd ask Him LOL) He had decked the front from the front of the bow,
to the second seat in 3/4" Marine Plywood, put down Astroturf for grip, and
mounted His foot control trolling motor up there with a captains seat
just like all the bass boats. But, this boat, like his only has a 48" "beam"
(widest point on top) and 36" widest on the bottom, with 16" sides. A friend
of mine told me to put My battery and any other weight I could UNDER that
decking or the center of gravity would be too high and would tip the boat over
real easy. Problem is, My son in law had his motor in front, and battery in
the front (His is only 12ft though) and didn't even have it decked etc, and
when he got in the boat by himself (He's about 6' 4" and 250 pounds) the stern
of the boat was OUT of the water LOL.. Any engineers here who can give me a
formula or something like that???? So i can use the formula BEFORE going
swimming , Chuck
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