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Putting the batt and tank fwd and will report back.

OK, I got it pretty well equipped but I have plans....

This is the only picture I took of it in the water from the side, the stern doesn't look too bad in this one but It is more with my fat butt driving it... maybe that is the problem... seriously any info on pods would be appreciated!

OK, just took delivery of a new 2056 Weldbilt tunnel hull. It has a Tohatsu 50 on it and does 29 mph. They mounted the battery in the stern, and when I took it out I had the 6 gallon tank in the stern too. Problem is it rides a bit lower in the rear than than I would like in spite of the light...

Except it doesn't cover fairly large rivers either. The Suwannee in Florida is a thousand feet wide and 30 or more feet deep along a good portion of its course. Yet not a single sounding.

That quote was from the guy who started this thread. And no, Navionics will probably not do a thing for him on the upper Potomac, not even mark the main channel. I live in Florida - the 8th most densely populated state and probably the number one state for boating. AND yet huge areas are not...

Um, Nav software is only good where you don't need it. You know well traveled and well marked places full of boats and deep water. Once you get off into rivers, swamps, and remote places forget about it.... it is a big blank. I just wasted 60 bucks buying Navionics from the glowing reports...

I wonder if painting slick bottom on the hull and rubberized bedliner inside would help?

Scary stuff as it is often impossible to run for cover where I go. Maybe fiberglass was not so bad after all? Lol

Hey, lots of lightening down here. I've been out in many times in fiberglass boats...Just wondering: has anyone actually heard of a tin boat getting hit by lightening? I mean metal boat, out on the water, both good conductors of electric current......

Going with .10.

Decided to go 2056.The dealer claims it is a good match and will do 30 or more. We will see.

Nice! but I was talking about tin jon boats. #-o Were you going downhill or uphill? I was thinking it should ought to do a little better than that? :wink:

Curious? Please post your boat top speed - and type boat (ie 1442 MV or Flat), welded or riveted, metal thickness, motor and horsepower rating, typical load.

Yeah, good point. I am planning on using a Tohatsu 50 because it is 205 Lbs. So anybody with additional input regards to a 50 powering an: 1852? 2052? 1856? 1860? I tested a used 1850 riveted and it went 30 with a old Johnson 40 2 stroke. I would like to do around 30 give or take so any...

Obviously wider is more stable, anyone have any stability input concerning width? I am buying a new boat and have to decide. I want as narrow as possible so I can get places, as wide as possible for the room/load bearing capacity/and reduced draft. I also want it stable enough so I can stand...

Yeah, that is what I'm talking about.