So I took the schematic on the SF20 off the specifications page from the front page and printed it out and graphed it. If it is true that Mr. Mosely put the fuel tank right on the center of gravity of the boat, then that rings true with what I was saying previous. The center of gravity on the 20' Seacraft SF is exactly 63% of the total length of the boat. That puts the center of gravity for the boat at 12' 4" from the bow of the boat. In all my readings for boat building, it was noted that most boats' center of gravity was somewhere between 60-65% of the total length of the vessel. This obvious rings true here as well.
Now I am going to try to apply foot lbs of downward force with regards to his layout of the hull along with the max recommended horsepower engine weight during that time this vessel was made and use that info to see what the weight ratios were and try to extrapolate that info to how I want to rig the vessel today.
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