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Alumacraft 1648 Project - Getting Ready, Again
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<blockquote data-quote="gillhunter" data-source="post: 197827" data-attributes="member: 5151"><p>Thanks. The boat is very stable with the batteries toward the center. I think it is more important to have the weight of any thing heavy in the boat equally distributed from the centerline. I don't know that makes any difference mounting them inboard or outboard as long as they are equal distance from the centerline. Alumacraft calls the box below the center seat storage, but in fact it could have been converted into a live well. We owned a 1999 Lowe SC166 Fishing Machine, and really liked it and would still have it now had it not been run over by a 21' Lund while fishing in Minnesota back in 2005, but that is another story. I'm sure you would happy with the Lowe. </p><p></p><p>The reason we bought the Alumacraft is that's the brand that the marina we deal with sells. Our big decision was whether to get this model or the NCS (no center seat) model that Alumacraft has and deck it in low with a pedestal seat in the center. We basically pan fish and my fishing partner (wife) is uncomfortable sitting up on a casting deck. We decided to go with this model for the enclosed battery storage. </p><p></p><p>The neat thing about these projects is you can built the boat for what works for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gillhunter, post: 197827, member: 5151"] Thanks. The boat is very stable with the batteries toward the center. I think it is more important to have the weight of any thing heavy in the boat equally distributed from the centerline. I don't know that makes any difference mounting them inboard or outboard as long as they are equal distance from the centerline. Alumacraft calls the box below the center seat storage, but in fact it could have been converted into a live well. We owned a 1999 Lowe SC166 Fishing Machine, and really liked it and would still have it now had it not been run over by a 21' Lund while fishing in Minnesota back in 2005, but that is another story. I'm sure you would happy with the Lowe. The reason we bought the Alumacraft is that's the brand that the marina we deal with sells. Our big decision was whether to get this model or the NCS (no center seat) model that Alumacraft has and deck it in low with a pedestal seat in the center. We basically pan fish and my fishing partner (wife) is uncomfortable sitting up on a casting deck. We decided to go with this model for the enclosed battery storage. The neat thing about these projects is you can built the boat for what works for you. [/QUOTE]
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