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OB Jets on 1448's?
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<blockquote data-quote="momule" data-source="post: 415742" data-attributes="member: 20155"><p>jd4x: Your boat sounds a lot like mine: same motor, same hull length, same weight distribution with console up front. Mine should be too heavy forward but due to having the batteries, gas and heavy motor in the rear it works really well. You are correct about importance of weight distribution...it makes ALL the difference. I'm toying with the idea of adding pods to improve rear squat while getting on plane and quicken the hole shot. Have you considered doing the same and do you have information about pod size etc? I love my boat but it really can't be used by 3 people and the amount of gas in my 12 gallon tank hugely effects the operation. I hate to throw more money into this small boat but I suspect that pods will really help with a number of issues: time to get on plane, static draft etc. Your thoughts???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="momule, post: 415742, member: 20155"] jd4x: Your boat sounds a lot like mine: same motor, same hull length, same weight distribution with console up front. Mine should be too heavy forward but due to having the batteries, gas and heavy motor in the rear it works really well. You are correct about importance of weight distribution...it makes ALL the difference. I'm toying with the idea of adding pods to improve rear squat while getting on plane and quicken the hole shot. Have you considered doing the same and do you have information about pod size etc? I love my boat but it really can't be used by 3 people and the amount of gas in my 12 gallon tank hugely effects the operation. I hate to throw more money into this small boat but I suspect that pods will really help with a number of issues: time to get on plane, static draft etc. Your thoughts??? [/QUOTE]
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