20 MA Tank Gas Location??

[JohnC]

Terry,
I plan to move it forward as much as I can. I want to put a 115 4-stroke Mercury on a bracket (subject to change on a whim!). That weighs about 360#, a little bit heavier than your 90. I would like do a level deck with a 4-foot or so of fish box in the bow ahead of the tank but I don't know if I have enough room. The fish box can go if needed but it would be nice. My tank of choice is a 60" long 55-Gal Moeller tank in it as far forward as I can put it.

[Terry England]

Originally Posted by JohnC

Terry,
I plan to move it forward as much as I can. I want to put a 115 4-stroke Mercury on a bracket (subject to change on a whim!). That weighs about 360#, a little bit heavier than your 90. I would like do a level deck with a 4-foot or so of fish box in the bow ahead of the tank but I don't know if I have enough room. The fish box can go if needed but it would be nice. My tank of choice is a 60" long 55-Gal Moeller tank in it as far forward as I can put it.

Kmoose, Tiny, Fr. Frank, and a couple of others on this forum are of the opinion that Carl had it right in the 60's. "Tight and Light" keeps the center of buoyancy where is is supposed to be. It's fun to mess around with designs if you have cubic dollars, but the ones of us with non-skid dashes that use these great boats to fill our freezers don't fool around with the original design much. We'er in the minority here though, because the dang things are inherently pretty. Don't let me be a sea anchor on your project and you got the right hull - press on Brother - there are plenty of opinions here.