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Cautionary Words - Watch the weight of your mods...
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<blockquote data-quote="Lil&#039; Blue Rude" data-source="post: 406284" data-attributes="member: 4627"><p>Removing 75lbs out of the first 4ft of a 16ft boat is the equivalent of removing around 300lbs from the last 4ft. Look up about a boats center of gravity been a while but seems like I ready something in one article and I figured it up that for a 16ft boat the center of gravity needs to be around the last 3 1/2ft of the boat for best speeds. Like I said been a while since I ready up on this but I have removed 75lbs from the front of my boat and picked up 2-3mph. I can have 150lb person set on the bench beside me and I might lose 1mph so the math works out about right for 75bls in the front vs 300lbs in the back and the gains and loses I've seen adding weight and removing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil' Blue Rude, post: 406284, member: 4627"] Removing 75lbs out of the first 4ft of a 16ft boat is the equivalent of removing around 300lbs from the last 4ft. Look up about a boats center of gravity been a while but seems like I ready something in one article and I figured it up that for a 16ft boat the center of gravity needs to be around the last 3 1/2ft of the boat for best speeds. Like I said been a while since I ready up on this but I have removed 75lbs from the front of my boat and picked up 2-3mph. I can have 150lb person set on the bench beside me and I might lose 1mph so the math works out about right for 75bls in the front vs 300lbs in the back and the gains and loses I've seen adding weight and removing it. [/QUOTE]
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