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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1648 Center console or stick steer?
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<blockquote data-quote="rotus623" data-source="post: 425116" data-attributes="member: 15266"><p>Rich,</p><p>Thanks for the link. I called Eds and they said they don't sell center consoles only side consoles and they quoted me $1200 uninstalled. Crazy!!!</p><p></p><p>EBug thanks for the input. I think you are correct will be better to make or have it made. I talked</p><p>To Starkey st james River jets and am going to bring the boat by there and have him take a look. I am considering having him tunnel the hull and welding 1/2" Rod holder bases to the rails. He does good work and is very reasonably priced for the most part. I'm going to head there hopefully on Friday and pick his brain some. But i do agree with you guys the size of the console will play a big part. I'm going to make it as small as possible, probably 15" or so wide and 12" deep. Just big enough to get a group 24 or 27 under the console and have a little room for odds and ends.</p><p></p><p>I really like the idea of standing and being as far forward as possible so I can see what's going on up ahead and have the stern sit a little higher in the water. Mainly a catfishing boat so I won't be going on and off the front casting deck much. Won't need to get by the console too often.</p><p></p><p>I have a 20' deep v that I striper and catfish out of with a 130 evinrude. That's my big water rig. I don't want to get a bigger aluminum boat because I like the accessibility that this 1648 gives me. I have owned a 1232, 1432 and 1436 and would never DREAM of adding a console on a boat that small. There is a WORLD of difference when moving To the 1648. What a good decision!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rotus623, post: 425116, member: 15266"] Rich, Thanks for the link. I called Eds and they said they don't sell center consoles only side consoles and they quoted me $1200 uninstalled. Crazy!!! EBug thanks for the input. I think you are correct will be better to make or have it made. I talked To Starkey st james River jets and am going to bring the boat by there and have him take a look. I am considering having him tunnel the hull and welding 1/2" Rod holder bases to the rails. He does good work and is very reasonably priced for the most part. I'm going to head there hopefully on Friday and pick his brain some. But i do agree with you guys the size of the console will play a big part. I'm going to make it as small as possible, probably 15" or so wide and 12" deep. Just big enough to get a group 24 or 27 under the console and have a little room for odds and ends. I really like the idea of standing and being as far forward as possible so I can see what's going on up ahead and have the stern sit a little higher in the water. Mainly a catfishing boat so I won't be going on and off the front casting deck much. Won't need to get by the console too often. I have a 20' deep v that I striper and catfish out of with a 130 evinrude. That's my big water rig. I don't want to get a bigger aluminum boat because I like the accessibility that this 1648 gives me. I have owned a 1232, 1432 and 1436 and would never DREAM of adding a console on a boat that small. There is a WORLD of difference when moving To the 1648. What a good decision!! [/QUOTE]
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