dmilner,
Thanks for the description, makes sense to me.
One more question, how is the weight distibuted? From your description, you have the TM battery in the middle under the front deck. Do you have another battery, motor and gas tank in the back? If that's your setup, how's she float/ride with just you in the stern? Would the weight of the front deck and framing be enough up front w/o the battery?
Thanks again for the responses, I'm trying to solve a layout question on a 16' v-hull.
Ictalurus