In a message dated 12/20/2007 12:09:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This is all speculation, but I believe when Frank designed the hull, it
was for an outboard and a tiller. So the addition on a much heavier inboard
and wheel (the wheel, also moving you aft) will make the stern squat. This is
obviously not ideal, but IMO makes for a much nicer boat. Also, you can add
enough weight to the bow to nearly sink the thing, and the stern will still
squat at hull speed as it falls into the bow wave. I feel the best option, if
it bothers you, is to move all your "stuff" forward, including the batteries,
but never ADD weight to any boat unless it is a cargo ship.
Tommy,
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My inboard weighs 245 pounds and is at the fwd end of the cockpit. How much
does that 9.9 weigh hanging way back on the transom? Can you say Torque? Most
of the time, when the auto pilot isn't engaged, I steer from the fwd side of
the wheel. The only drawback to an IB is the drag from the prop. A folding
prop would cancel that. Plus I don't have to mix gas or have to worry about the
prop coming out of the water!
Barking up the wrong tree!
Ray Winkle
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Knot Home
Sarah Creek
Gloucester Point, VA.
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