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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Sears 1436 Build
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<blockquote data-quote="Drothgeb" data-source="post: 470255" data-attributes="member: 22414"><p>I managed to get the boat on the water a few days ago. This was on a local electric only lake, so there’s not really that much to report. I was a little concerned about the weight that I’ve added but, the extra buoyancy from the sponsons made up for it, and the waterline is more of less where it was before the mods. On the plus side, the extra weight and sponsons made the boat much more stable than before. I was easily able walk around the perimeter of the platform (I’m about 170lbs). Definitely worth the work performed.</p><p></p><p>With both trolling motors wide open, I was able to reach a blistering 4.5 mph. Not bad, but not quite enough to get any hydrofoil effects. At this point, it will probably be early next year before I can get it on the river with the gas engine, and really see how it performs. I’ll check back then, hopefully with some video.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Drothgeb, post: 470255, member: 22414"] I managed to get the boat on the water a few days ago. This was on a local electric only lake, so there’s not really that much to report. I was a little concerned about the weight that I’ve added but, the extra buoyancy from the sponsons made up for it, and the waterline is more of less where it was before the mods. On the plus side, the extra weight and sponsons made the boat much more stable than before. I was easily able walk around the perimeter of the platform (I’m about 170lbs). Definitely worth the work performed. With both trolling motors wide open, I was able to reach a blistering 4.5 mph. Not bad, but not quite enough to get any hydrofoil effects. At this point, it will probably be early next year before I can get it on the river with the gas engine, and really see how it performs. I’ll check back then, hopefully with some video. [/QUOTE]
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