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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1965 Richline....New here and new to working on boats
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<blockquote data-quote="thereader93" data-source="post: 209906" data-attributes="member: 6289"><p>I had the same flotation in mine and I thought about adding more for safety. That is until I ran the numbers and found it would take enough to fill the boat in order to get any flotation value. LOL, I decided they put the foam in at the plant to make people feel good, not that it would float the boat! I also rewired the entire boat excluding the factory harness that goes with the motor control cables. When I got the boat the wiring consisted of loose pieces dangling around with alligator clips on the ends, no fuses. Fire waiting to happen was my take. I put in around 200 feet of new wiring and all the connections are soldered, not the "pinch and pray connectors" that will eventually corrode and fail. I also added low wattage cabin lights for night fishing and a headlight to see logs at night. I don't really like fishing a night (launch and load problems) but the boat is set up for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thereader93, post: 209906, member: 6289"] I had the same flotation in mine and I thought about adding more for safety. That is until I ran the numbers and found it would take enough to fill the boat in order to get any flotation value. LOL, I decided they put the foam in at the plant to make people feel good, not that it would float the boat! I also rewired the entire boat excluding the factory harness that goes with the motor control cables. When I got the boat the wiring consisted of loose pieces dangling around with alligator clips on the ends, no fuses. Fire waiting to happen was my take. I put in around 200 feet of new wiring and all the connections are soldered, not the "pinch and pray connectors" that will eventually corrode and fail. I also added low wattage cabin lights for night fishing and a headlight to see logs at night. I don't really like fishing a night (launch and load problems) but the boat is set up for it. [/QUOTE]
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