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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrGiggles" data-source="post: 483849" data-attributes="member: 22613">I think your issue is like you say, more to do with weight distribution, than weight itself.I had a 14' Alumacraft semi-v (not a light boat) with a 9.8 Merc. With a full front deck addtion, front mount trolling motor, and a group 29 battery under the deck, it would still plane and do 12-15mph. In that case, the only weight in the rear was myself and the gas tank. That same boat with just the addition of the battery/troller in the back (and a totally empty bow) would not plane at all and just plow at 8mph.Look up Valence batteries too. These are used li-po batteries from medical equipment. A 40ah is a little over $200.</blockquote>