How much can i do with a 12 ft. Jon?

"For example: John Smith" wrote in message
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I just bought a 12' Tracker Topper last weekend and a 30lb trolling motor
and battery. With my friend and I and 4 rods and each of our tackle, an
anchor, and a small cooler the motor handles it fine and the boat seams
pretty good considering the load. How much more weight can I add to that
thing before I am testing it limits? I would like to put a platform between
the front and middle bench and then put some type of swivel seat on that
platform and then on the rear bench. How high do you think can go with the
swivel seats before the boat becomes to unstable and do you think it can
handle the weight of the wood for the platform? Any questions please ask,
thanks.

There should be a rating plate in the boat that gives the max HP, load, and
number of people or live load.

Here are the specs off the Tracker Website on the Tracker Topper 1232.

http://www.trackerboats.com/boat/index.cfm?boat=2261

Length 12'
Beam 45"
Transom Height 15"
Bottom Width 32"
Max. Recommended HP 6 HP
Max. Person Capacity 3 Persons
Max. Person Weight 325 Lbs.
Max. Weight Capacity 440 Lbs.
Hull Material 0.043 5052 Marine Alloy
Weight (approx.) 105 Lbs.





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