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<blockquote data-quote="dearl" data-source="post: 426459" data-attributes="member: 1760"><p>Hey Glenn,</p><p></p><p> I cubic ft. of air will displace 62 lbs. This means 2 float pods equaling 2 cubic ft. will displace 124 lbs. I have installed pods on a Jon that equaled 4 cu. ft. and the 24' boat only drafted 3 inches, but it was 72'' wide on the bottom. Pods work the best when working with a wider hull, the boat and pods work together, with a 50" or 60" bottom, your asking the pods to do a lot of work. To make a long story short, yes it will help your hull draft less, BUT with pods its always a trade off, by that I mean you will loose something In the long run. I have installed many pods and 2 things have happened, either the boat lost top end speed, or the fuel mileage sucked. If your goal is to be able to run WOT in shallow water I would be careful, the Tx 175 hull is not designed for that, but if you just idle or use the trolling motor in shallow water, they will help. If I set up a boat for shallow water use usually it is a Jon boat, and I always move as much weight as I can to the front to equal the load so the pods work with the hull instead of doing all the work for the hull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dearl, post: 426459, member: 1760"] Hey Glenn, I cubic ft. of air will displace 62 lbs. This means 2 float pods equaling 2 cubic ft. will displace 124 lbs. I have installed pods on a Jon that equaled 4 cu. ft. and the 24' boat only drafted 3 inches, but it was 72'' wide on the bottom. Pods work the best when working with a wider hull, the boat and pods work together, with a 50" or 60" bottom, your asking the pods to do a lot of work. To make a long story short, yes it will help your hull draft less, BUT with pods its always a trade off, by that I mean you will loose something In the long run. I have installed many pods and 2 things have happened, either the boat lost top end speed, or the fuel mileage sucked. If your goal is to be able to run WOT in shallow water I would be careful, the Tx 175 hull is not designed for that, but if you just idle or use the trolling motor in shallow water, they will help. If I set up a boat for shallow water use usually it is a Jon boat, and I always move as much weight as I can to the front to equal the load so the pods work with the hull instead of doing all the work for the hull. [/QUOTE]
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