Hey everyone. I am new to the forum but have been doing lots of reading for a while. I’m trying to decide what to do with my boat.
I have a Tracker 1654 CC with a 90hp Mercury Jet. I use this boat to hunts ducks and fish. I got it this year. I feel like the Console is back to far. The boat squats in the water and is hard to get in plane in shallow water.
I have been thinking about getting rid of the center console and going with a side console and moving it forward. This will give me more room for gear and people to fish out of. I’m just not sure how far to move it forward. I will attach some pics and a diagram I drew up so please feel free to let me know.
I would be putting the S.C. right at the edge of the deck.
My lab weighs 70 lbs but this is how the boat it’s in the water
This is how I am thinking about the layout. I would have deck space plus the space in the back of the seats. I would make the bench in the rear a storage spot as well. Fuel tank is in the rear.
I have thought about leaving it the way it is and putting floatation pods on the rear as well as maybe putting a 15-20 gallon fuel tank in the bow.
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I have a Tracker 1654 CC with a 90hp Mercury Jet. I use this boat to hunts ducks and fish. I got it this year. I feel like the Console is back to far. The boat squats in the water and is hard to get in plane in shallow water.
I have been thinking about getting rid of the center console and going with a side console and moving it forward. This will give me more room for gear and people to fish out of. I’m just not sure how far to move it forward. I will attach some pics and a diagram I drew up so please feel free to let me know.
I would be putting the S.C. right at the edge of the deck.
My lab weighs 70 lbs but this is how the boat it’s in the water
This is how I am thinking about the layout. I would have deck space plus the space in the back of the seats. I would make the bench in the rear a storage spot as well. Fuel tank is in the rear.
I have thought about leaving it the way it is and putting floatation pods on the rear as well as maybe putting a 15-20 gallon fuel tank in the bow.
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