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Lowe 14' flat bottom 6' wide mods needed (COMPLETE) *PICS*
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<blockquote data-quote="MikeA57" data-source="post: 82728" data-attributes="member: 1213"><p>That is a VERY stable boat, I can attest to that. It rolls and it rides hard in choppy water but I've NEVER felt like it was anywhere near tipping.</p><p></p><p>I've thought about the weight issue too as my Dad used 3/4" plywood for the deck in my boat when he originally put it together. As I thought about it, I wondered why. The front deck only extended beyond the main aluminum deck about 12 - 15 inches. It seems to me that he could have taken 1/2" plywood and layed it over the deck and extended it to the point he wanted the new deck to end but then he could have put 2 layers of it in the area that isn't laying directly on the deck and had just as strong of a deck. The second layer would be put underneath the first one. Is there some reason this wouldn't work for the rear deck as well? You'd be saving a little bit of weight anyway. (Yeah, I know you've already got yours cut and everything, I'm just thinking out loud here...)</p><p></p><p>I didn't even consider the hatches opening to the back because I figured the outboard would be too far forward and get in the way and they wouldn't stay open. I don't have my boat at my house right now to check that out, that was just my thinking. That might be the way to go though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeA57, post: 82728, member: 1213"] That is a VERY stable boat, I can attest to that. It rolls and it rides hard in choppy water but I've NEVER felt like it was anywhere near tipping. I've thought about the weight issue too as my Dad used 3/4" plywood for the deck in my boat when he originally put it together. As I thought about it, I wondered why. The front deck only extended beyond the main aluminum deck about 12 - 15 inches. It seems to me that he could have taken 1/2" plywood and layed it over the deck and extended it to the point he wanted the new deck to end but then he could have put 2 layers of it in the area that isn't laying directly on the deck and had just as strong of a deck. The second layer would be put underneath the first one. Is there some reason this wouldn't work for the rear deck as well? You'd be saving a little bit of weight anyway. (Yeah, I know you've already got yours cut and everything, I'm just thinking out loud here...) I didn't even consider the hatches opening to the back because I figured the outboard would be too far forward and get in the way and they wouldn't stay open. I don't have my boat at my house right now to check that out, that was just my thinking. That might be the way to go though. [/QUOTE]
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