seif5034
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Hey yall.
I've just been thinking of making a small general purpose boat. I'm warning you ahead of time that this is gonna be mostly me rambling about my idea. Let me know what you think about it. Good idea? Bad idea? Plz contribute ideas, suggestions, and wisdom
I'm not totally sure of my boat's actual width because I've never taken a measurement and I'm currently in Korea, so I can't exactly go measure. I know it's 12' and from comparison (by looks) to other boats I'd say it's a 1232. Now I have read the Post about 32" not being ideal for decking, however like it has been said it's all about personal preference, and I am planning on building this boat for solo use or possibly 1 passenger. All of my passengers prefer to fish sitting down so they shouldn't make me too tippy.
On to my boat's concept. I want to deck everything from my center bench forward. I'll probably just build on top of the benches to keep things simple and that'll give me plenty of space underneath to add a livewell and storage bins. I'm also playing with the idea of putting in a Center Console at the Aft of my Bow decking and putting in a remote steer outboard. Something along the lines of 20-25hp. Whatever I can find for cheap. Of course I'd need to strengthen my transom to do that. If I DO install a center console and large outboard, I imagine I'll built a mostly cosmetic deck to cover the fuel tank.
Let me know what you think. I can Create illustrations if I need to make my concept more visual.
I've just been thinking of making a small general purpose boat. I'm warning you ahead of time that this is gonna be mostly me rambling about my idea. Let me know what you think about it. Good idea? Bad idea? Plz contribute ideas, suggestions, and wisdom
I'm not totally sure of my boat's actual width because I've never taken a measurement and I'm currently in Korea, so I can't exactly go measure. I know it's 12' and from comparison (by looks) to other boats I'd say it's a 1232. Now I have read the Post about 32" not being ideal for decking, however like it has been said it's all about personal preference, and I am planning on building this boat for solo use or possibly 1 passenger. All of my passengers prefer to fish sitting down so they shouldn't make me too tippy.
On to my boat's concept. I want to deck everything from my center bench forward. I'll probably just build on top of the benches to keep things simple and that'll give me plenty of space underneath to add a livewell and storage bins. I'm also playing with the idea of putting in a Center Console at the Aft of my Bow decking and putting in a remote steer outboard. Something along the lines of 20-25hp. Whatever I can find for cheap. Of course I'd need to strengthen my transom to do that. If I DO install a center console and large outboard, I imagine I'll built a mostly cosmetic deck to cover the fuel tank.
Let me know what you think. I can Create illustrations if I need to make my concept more visual.