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You may be able to leave the rear casting deck and make 1 or 2 new flip lids for it. Flip the lids open (so they lay toward the transom) and have seating pads on the underside of the lids. Sit on the padded lids and put your feet down into the opening and onto the floor of the boat. We built...

I have a 40 tiller (2006 merc 4 stroke, 3 cylinder)on a 16'6" Alumacraft Yukon. It'll run 31 mph with only me in it with a 12 pitch 3 blade prop turning 5600 rpm- if I trim it up any more it loses speed. I get 27 mph out of a 10 pitch 4 blade prop turning 5850 rpm. For an 1860, I'd go with a 75...

I fish Southern Illinois. Usually a Texas rigged Brush Hog in pumpkin with a 1/4 oz sliding bullet weight. White or chartruese spinnerbait and buzzbait. Lipless crankbait if varying colors. Squarebill crankbait (4'-6' depth)_in varying colors.

Another vote for RodSavers. They have rubber rod holder with velcro straps.