tonynoriega
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So... I posed the concept and idea on a non-boating related forum about me putting a floor and deck in my boat...
The gallery opened up with center of gravity issues and such, and although it hasn't swayed me yet, I just wanted to get some insight from the subject matter experts.
My boat is a 1953 16' Alumacraft. From what I can tell it is a "deep v" design...could anyone confirm that? The metal placards on the boat do not state "type" of boat... only model, which is Model K. And Alumacraft stated they do not have "specs" available for this boat any more.
When I considering making a "floor" in the boat, I plan on taking tips and concepts from alot of the projects I have seen on here and iBoats. Which, in theory would be a floor that runs in between the rear, and front bench, noting that I have removed the center bench. (float plan is another considering).
So, from the front of the rear bench, to the rear of the front bench.... I plan on laying a floor that run flush with the bottom of the seats.
As you can see in my image, it doesnt look too high... but I wanted to get the consensus on that... Should I run it a little lower?
I really liked some of the other projects that used an aluminum 90degree angle bracket to mount on the seats, to support the floor frame.
MY opinion.. is that the "floor" would not be too high to really effect the center of gravity...however, with that being said... I do not know.
The "deck" that would run flush with the top of the front bench and nose seat is a different story... I know that will cause serious COG issues, and am familiar with that as I do alot of bow fishing and my buddy and I created a deck for his 14' Lonestar that would be very similar... I dont have a problem with that when I am bow fishing as we are only ever trolling when someone is on the platform...
I guess my concern is that the floor may be too high...
Thoughts?
The gallery opened up with center of gravity issues and such, and although it hasn't swayed me yet, I just wanted to get some insight from the subject matter experts.
My boat is a 1953 16' Alumacraft. From what I can tell it is a "deep v" design...could anyone confirm that? The metal placards on the boat do not state "type" of boat... only model, which is Model K. And Alumacraft stated they do not have "specs" available for this boat any more.
When I considering making a "floor" in the boat, I plan on taking tips and concepts from alot of the projects I have seen on here and iBoats. Which, in theory would be a floor that runs in between the rear, and front bench, noting that I have removed the center bench. (float plan is another considering).
So, from the front of the rear bench, to the rear of the front bench.... I plan on laying a floor that run flush with the bottom of the seats.
As you can see in my image, it doesnt look too high... but I wanted to get the consensus on that... Should I run it a little lower?
I really liked some of the other projects that used an aluminum 90degree angle bracket to mount on the seats, to support the floor frame.
MY opinion.. is that the "floor" would not be too high to really effect the center of gravity...however, with that being said... I do not know.
The "deck" that would run flush with the top of the front bench and nose seat is a different story... I know that will cause serious COG issues, and am familiar with that as I do alot of bow fishing and my buddy and I created a deck for his 14' Lonestar that would be very similar... I dont have a problem with that when I am bow fishing as we are only ever trolling when someone is on the platform...
I guess my concern is that the floor may be too high...
Thoughts?