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Alumacraft 1436LT Conversion
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<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 360602" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p>I'm going this route as I found when the 2 people in the boat sit on the rear bench it planes better - I will have 2 size 29 batteries in the middle bench and a 80# trolling motor up front - so it's not like there isn't any weight forward.</p><p></p><p>I don't like the idea of batteries that far forward, but they'll weigh less than a full livewell - and I don't want to give up what little floor space I've got in a 14' boat. Plus this way I can use 3/4" square tubes for the rear seat frames and run them across the top of the rear bench livewell (parallel to the keel line) to support a deck above. I was struggling trying to design support for the floor that keeps a low profile but would be strong enough to allow me to cut from the top down into the bench to install the livewell. I'll need some foam boards under there too, but I should be able to get it together. I'm filling underneath the seat framing with expanding foam to replace what I'm taking out of the bench seat. </p><p></p><p>Materials ordered yesterday - should be here in time for the weekend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 360602, member: 13702"] I'm going this route as I found when the 2 people in the boat sit on the rear bench it planes better - I will have 2 size 29 batteries in the middle bench and a 80# trolling motor up front - so it's not like there isn't any weight forward. I don't like the idea of batteries that far forward, but they'll weigh less than a full livewell - and I don't want to give up what little floor space I've got in a 14' boat. Plus this way I can use 3/4" square tubes for the rear seat frames and run them across the top of the rear bench livewell (parallel to the keel line) to support a deck above. I was struggling trying to design support for the floor that keeps a low profile but would be strong enough to allow me to cut from the top down into the bench to install the livewell. I'll need some foam boards under there too, but I should be able to get it together. I'm filling underneath the seat framing with expanding foam to replace what I'm taking out of the bench seat. Materials ordered yesterday - should be here in time for the weekend. [/QUOTE]
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