va_sc_fisher
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Hello!
I just purchased a 1988 Polar Kraft MV1436 with a 1995 Evinrude 20, w/trailer.
I have a few questions before I get started on design of deck....
First of all I do not want to compromise safety - I see where people cut out the bench seats, and do away with them all sometimes, like the 'hydrilla gorilla' I have seen. Doesn't that make your boat pretty much unfloatable if it were to turn over?
For my use, I want to have the following built in under or in the deck:
Fuel / battery compartment, stereo with a couple of speakers, storage for life vests, etc and fishing rods...and maybe a small live-well....
I would like to distribute weight so possibly the battery up front closer to the trolling motor and could put the stereo up front.
I do not want to deck the whole boat...I still want to have room to transport things in the boat such as things you take on a trip that can be thrown in the boat that are not too heavy.... but take up some room like aluminum beach chairs, toys, couple of coolers and a plastic tote or two...and still be able to cover the boat.
My initial thought is to extend the bow seat rear about a foot with place for the battery, stereo, and maybe the wiring buss / switch panel.
For the back, I was thinking I could deck from rear bench back to the transom to have a nice cover over the fuel tank and storage area. Would this be a place that something else could be stored, like rods?
I have been thinking about removing one of the bench seats, and the only one I can think of taking out would be the one in the middle....is this a problem? Does floatation need to be added under the deck floor to replace what is removed?
Since this is a 1436 and not the '1448 Wide' - I am thinking overall I do not want to have a high deck with pedestal seats because it is not going to be stable...is there a general rule to live by with 1436?
Thanks,
Chuck
I just purchased a 1988 Polar Kraft MV1436 with a 1995 Evinrude 20, w/trailer.
I have a few questions before I get started on design of deck....
First of all I do not want to compromise safety - I see where people cut out the bench seats, and do away with them all sometimes, like the 'hydrilla gorilla' I have seen. Doesn't that make your boat pretty much unfloatable if it were to turn over?
For my use, I want to have the following built in under or in the deck:
Fuel / battery compartment, stereo with a couple of speakers, storage for life vests, etc and fishing rods...and maybe a small live-well....
I would like to distribute weight so possibly the battery up front closer to the trolling motor and could put the stereo up front.
I do not want to deck the whole boat...I still want to have room to transport things in the boat such as things you take on a trip that can be thrown in the boat that are not too heavy.... but take up some room like aluminum beach chairs, toys, couple of coolers and a plastic tote or two...and still be able to cover the boat.
My initial thought is to extend the bow seat rear about a foot with place for the battery, stereo, and maybe the wiring buss / switch panel.
For the back, I was thinking I could deck from rear bench back to the transom to have a nice cover over the fuel tank and storage area. Would this be a place that something else could be stored, like rods?
I have been thinking about removing one of the bench seats, and the only one I can think of taking out would be the one in the middle....is this a problem? Does floatation need to be added under the deck floor to replace what is removed?
Since this is a 1436 and not the '1448 Wide' - I am thinking overall I do not want to have a high deck with pedestal seats because it is not going to be stable...is there a general rule to live by with 1436?
Thanks,
Chuck
