Recent content by althedj

My thoughts are aluminum boats (open style not the carpeted bass rigs) are generally 12 to 15 feet, max horse power on my Lund is a 10HP. I'm using a 5HP. There's not enough power to do much to begin with, driving the bow down, or making the boat unstable seems to be a bit of an over statement...

I have a 1989 WC 12 with a 5hp Merc on a trailer. I built a storage space where the bow seat was with a deck rail to rail with a door to keep things dry. (basically enclosed the bow area) I then mounted a bow thruster 55LB to the deck area for positioning the boat for casting mini jigs. The...