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Old 04-05-2012, 09:08 AM
TunaMeltdown TunaMeltdown is offline
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Be extremely careful with adding outriggers to your T-top. I owned a 2000 SeaCraft 20' classic. Basically the same boat as yours. It had the same t-top as yours which is bolted to the console and not the deck. I added out riggers to mine and after a few years the added weight and stress caused my console to start tearing away from the deck. It was a mess. I know that outriggers look good and are needed in some types of fishing but I would recommend only using them when you have too. Otherwise plan on having to reinforce your console to your deck down the road.

I ended up having to run two aluminum pipes from the back of the t-top down to the leaning post and also had to add 6 additional brackets to the inside of the console and lag them to the deck.
Anyways you got one hell of a boat. Mine would fly with a 135 opti-max when it running good. Caught a lot of big fish in that little boat too.
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