rellis1962
Well-known member
While planning the mods for my boat, I started to think more and more about weight distribution in relation to handling. If my thinking is correct, the motor basically pushes the stern around - forward right or left. Seems that the more weight you have in the in the stern, the more sluggish the steering would be. Also, more weight in the bow would create the need for more torque to swing the bow around especially if you are using a bow mount trolling motor but the more weight you have in the front the further forward the pivot point moves resulting in the need for less turning force from the stern(motor). So, where should the bulk of the added weight go? At the pivot point? If the pivot point is the best place, how do I determine where the pivot point is located? The pivot point will be a moving target which will depend on how the weight is distributed. Am I totally off base?