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Message: <blockquote data-quote="great white" data-source="post: 362692" data-attributes="member: 6238">Forgot to add that by not disturbing the seats I maintained all the OEM floatation. I can swamp it and it will still float. Also, I don't stand on the FWD deck much. I fish from the seat and when landing the fish I just spin around and step down onto the lower deck. That keeps my C of G low in the boat. As low as it would be without decking. I've never GPS'd it, but it will plane just fine with the added weight. If I had to guess, it's somewhere around the 13-15 mph+ mark. The hull is rated for 15 hp, that would likely get it somewhere around 18-20 mph. But I'm never in that big of a rush. I check the weather and take my portable VHF radio with me to listen to weather and marine bands. It's also a talker, so if I get in trouble I can call out on marine distress or any of the local police channels. That's a big no-no, unless you're in trouble. Then, anything goes and it's all perfectly legal.You just have to be smart in a small boat. It's never going to be a bass boat where you can stand on the front deck at the prow and fight fish so don't use it like that. Mine is just altered for comfort and storage, I still use it like a little tinny and that suits me just fine.It's just a little "couple hour escape pod" from the rest of the world for me.....<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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