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rachbra

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So I have a 1648 NSC alumacraft and I find that the bow of my boat with my aluminum deck seems to be tippy when I am near the sides of it. I was wondering if this is because of where my batteries sit right now. In the picture provided there are red boxes and black boxes. My batteries which are two sets of 24v in series are in each box so in total I have 4 batteries in the back of my boat. The red boxes are where they currently reside, with the black boxes a modification I may want to build. Based on common sense the lower the center of gravity the better, but will lowering them off the seat of the boat and placing them on the floor help with the stability of the bow when I am fishing off of it?
 

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Sorry to dredge up this older thread but, as a newbie here and to aluminum boats in general, I can't help but wonder what your boat is used for? Also, could the generator be mounted on the floor or at least on a slightly raised platform along with your batteries? It seems this would really help with stability. This is not a criticism but more of a 'thinking outloud'. Curious minds want to know...
 
I'm a lay person at best, but if there is some way of moving the batteries under that front decking and into the center of the boat that may help. Also I'm not liking that gen set sitting so high up as it is in the photo, I'm thinking it weighs in at 70-100 lbs. and adds a lot of tipsiness to that boat.
 
HuckleberryTinn said:
Sorry to dredge up this older thread but, as a newbie here and to aluminum boats in general, I can't help but wonder what your boat is used for? Also, could the generator be mounted on the floor or at least on a slightly raised platform along with your batteries? It seems this would really help with stability. This is not a criticism but more of a 'thinking outloud'. Curious minds want to know...

Given the generator and high platform, I'm going to guess bowfishing.
 

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