I shifted my Frame B by about 8" if I recall because of my console.
I followed the guidelines of max spacing between frames and didn't violate that.
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Gotcha, thanks. I had a moment of panic last night thinking I needed to do that before the flip, but then I remembered I was gonna paint the transom short so I can fair that in later once I put in the deck and motorwell.
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Great planning. 8" would be plenty if that's the max allowable change.
There are only two seasons in Vermont: boating season, and boat-building season.
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Vt_Jeff don't sweat the drip loops. Instead tie some string at where the loop would have been and the moisture will follow the string down. Old sailors trick.
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I was going to ask, what the heck is a "drip loop", but this response made it crystal clear. Never heard of such a thing and now I have learned something new.Vt_Jeff don't sweat the drip loops. Instead tie some string at where the loop would have been and the moisture will follow the string down. Old sailors trick.
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Good practice for power cords coming off an aquarium also. Basically anywhere electricity and water mix you want the water to go to a low spot that isn't a connection.Mojosmantra wrote: ↑Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:22 pmI was going to ask, what the heck is a "drip loop", but this response made it crystal clear. Never heard of such a thing and now I have learned something new.Vt_Jeff don't sweat the drip loops. Instead tie some string at where the loop would have been and the moisture will follow the string down. Old sailors trick.
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Yeah, I'm skipping it altogether and reducing the cockpit size back to the grab rail location. My version is standard % and I couldn't see any legroom at all or any real usefulness of that space - the way I fish anyway. On the few occasions where I have a passenger, they'll be sitting on a cooler on the deck - and yelling at me to slow down . I imagine it'll be like riding on a giant surfboard at 25 knotsSomething I would differently in hindsight: if adding any type of console/seat, I would move Frame B forward by about 12" to open up a little leg room. This may mean a floor frame where B is now and a new "false" frame at the front of the cockpit, or whatever the design details turn out to be. But we have, in our case, acres of front deck while legroom in the cockpit is super tight. This is a +10% already so I guess I'm really starting to bend the intended design, admittedly. "Plans were meant to be changed" as they say.
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Good idea Tom, thanks!
There are only two seasons in Vermont: boating season, and boat-building season.
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Man, I just hope my boat will go anywhere near 25knots, screaming passenger be damned!Mojosmantra wrote: ↑Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:33 pm On the few occasions where I have a passenger, they'll be sitting on a cooler on the deck - and yelling at me to slow down . I imagine it'll be like riding on a giant surfboard at 25 knots
There are only two seasons in Vermont: boating season, and boat-building season.
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I'd take 25 knots. Not much more than that, though.
I do plan on retuning my 25hp to 30!
I do plan on retuning my 25hp to 30!
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