Dan, danl, danny boy, Redbeard, actually Greybeard now wrote:
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 21:49:41 -0600, Henry Hefner
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Bob La Londe wrote:

How you progressing on that tin boat project?

Bob La Londe
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Without much free time from work, it will be a looong process. I will
probably be fished quite a bit as is. However, I did find a little time
Sunday afternoon to drag it to the lake with a trolling motor and check
it for stability. The deck will probably have to be lower than I would
originally have liked, unless, hmmmm.... Maybe if I added a little
weight at the bow against the bottom? Maybe that would compensate for
someone standing higher? I'll have to throw a couple of sandbags in and
try walking on the seats. First though, I need to find a carb for a
1985 Gamefisher 5HP. I found out yesterday they are no longer available
through Sears. Ouch.

Henry,
As much as I hate to say it, I don't think any option will make it
stable with a high deck. A lower deck for casting is the best option.
A higher deck enabling a livewell and storage is good but in my 14' I
do not like standing on the higher deck, it just is too narrow for a
stable high platform. Have you decieded where you are going to store
the battery?

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I think you are right about the deck, the question is, How high is high?
I would like to have some storage, or why bother with adding anything? I
would like the battery towards the front somewhere, from a handyman's
point of view I've never liked the idea of a battery and wiring
connections next to a fuel tank. And guess where most people keep fire
extinguishers? right where they COULDN'T get to them if there was a fire.
Now, all you people who have extinguishers in cabinets above your
stoves, take them down and put them under the sink. NOW.