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Cautionary Words - Watch the weight of your mods...
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<blockquote data-quote="Stumpalump" data-source="post: 406306" data-attributes="member: 13140"><p>I just redid my front seats and found the PO used a huge piece 3/4" plywood to hold the foam up under both seats. He used that old rock siding material to fill a big gap in front of the front seat. Between that an old soggy foam It lost a bit of weight. Everthing that goes in the boat gets weighed. Everthing that goes in the camper or on the sandrail does as well. It's hard to see and feel weight but if it's on a scale you know. Yard sale postage scale or old bathroom scale is good enough for the shop. I just picked up a composite prop for cheap and its lighter than my aluminum spare. It may not be much lighter but guess which one is in the boat? 60hp on 16' saw almost 38 mph with a 17 pitch prop. I run the 15" for more punch and drivability but it's still in the low 30's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stumpalump, post: 406306, member: 13140"] I just redid my front seats and found the PO used a huge piece 3/4" plywood to hold the foam up under both seats. He used that old rock siding material to fill a big gap in front of the front seat. Between that an old soggy foam It lost a bit of weight. Everthing that goes in the boat gets weighed. Everthing that goes in the camper or on the sandrail does as well. It's hard to see and feel weight but if it's on a scale you know. Yard sale postage scale or old bathroom scale is good enough for the shop. I just picked up a composite prop for cheap and its lighter than my aluminum spare. It may not be much lighter but guess which one is in the boat? 60hp on 16' saw almost 38 mph with a 17 pitch prop. I run the 15" for more punch and drivability but it's still in the low 30's. [/QUOTE]
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