I used 5/8" for the upper deck where I have the seat and the hatch lids. It's plenty strong enough. I also made sure the the supports ran under the seat plate on both sides so I can lag bolt right through. I'll be done with my final coat of waterproofing by tomorrow and hopefully carpeting soon. On the lower decks that sit directly on the boat ribs I'm using 1/2".bguy said:i would be glad to have you stop by. im trying to work on it a little at a time. i was just checking out your 2 doors and seat mount just the other day. what thickness did you use for your deck? here is what im working on. red is 2x2 , yellow is 2x4. black is seat location.
Thanks! The 9.9 is plenty for now. It really doesn't lift the bow much at all, so I don't think you can really consider it planing. From my trial run I couldn't tell how much (if any) it lifted the boat out of the water on plane, but I don't think so. I had me, my 4 y/o, a full 6 gallon tank, an emergency TM and battery and I got 19.7mph on the gps. I'll report again after mods.JonBoatfever said:That looks great! How well does that 9.9 push that boat? Does it Plane out?
Jay415 said:Thanks! The 9.9 is plenty for now. It really doesn't lift the bow much at all, so I don't think you can really consider it planing. From my trial run I couldn't tell how much (if any) it lifted the boat out of the water on plane, but I don't think so. I had me, my 4 y/o, a full 6 gallon tank, an emergency TM and battery and I got 19.7mph on the gps. I'll report again after mods...JonBoatfever said:That looks great! How well does that 9.9 push that boat? Does it Plane out?
jasper60103 said:Looks like you're going fast enough to plane out. Move the trim pin out 1 hole from the transom and see what happens.
Thanks! I'm glad I got it also, he had such a great time. He can't wait to go fishing on it in the spring.Brine said:What a great vid to have little man's first run in the boat!
I wish I had done the same!
Jay415 said:It's scary drilling holes in your brand new boat, but this bilge pump port looks great!
Only the first one, then it gets easier. :LOL2: The boat's looking great. Which bilge did you install?