Smack3
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I bought an old 20’ party kraft that needed a complete redecking and some crossmember replacement. I changed the 16’ deck and extended to completely cover the 20’ (20” diameter) tubes and added some fabricated M-brackets for extra cross members. Replaced 4 -14ga crossmembers with 7 -12 ga which is substantially more rigid. The stern/transom mount use to connect to only 2 crossmembers but now there are 3 so it should be considerably stronger. I cannot find any information about the original hp rating on my boat, but I wanted to get some idea of the factors in considering upgrading my 40hp mariner 2 stroke with a larger 4 stroke. I think my tubes are smaller than current models and the existing M-brackets are only 4” wide on 24” centers whereas newer boats have an M-bracket that extends the length of the tubes. I still have not layed out the furniture yet as I plan to reupholster and possibly fabricate some fancier recliners and corners over the winter.
some other factors I would like advise on...
since I extended the motor back behind the tubes instead of between (approx 2’), how much will that impact the weight distribution? I was thinking of mounting battery under the steering console and possibly moving a little forward to compensate the weight.
so in summary
- any ideas on picking a max hp?
- thoughts on furniture weight distribution on larger deck?
my existing furniture was/is an injection molded plastic base, but I cannot find matching height corners or recliners so I may need to fabricate bases out of aluminum tubing or something? I don’t want to build out of plywood as I think that would be too heavy and will tend to absorb water. Any ideas where to find light base furniture that I can cover myself?
this is my first post on this site so hopefully you all will be kind with replies as I may be asking redundant questions, but I could not find any existing posts with similar topic.
some other factors I would like advise on...
since I extended the motor back behind the tubes instead of between (approx 2’), how much will that impact the weight distribution? I was thinking of mounting battery under the steering console and possibly moving a little forward to compensate the weight.
so in summary
- any ideas on picking a max hp?
- thoughts on furniture weight distribution on larger deck?
my existing furniture was/is an injection molded plastic base, but I cannot find matching height corners or recliners so I may need to fabricate bases out of aluminum tubing or something? I don’t want to build out of plywood as I think that would be too heavy and will tend to absorb water. Any ideas where to find light base furniture that I can cover myself?
this is my first post on this site so hopefully you all will be kind with replies as I may be asking redundant questions, but I could not find any existing posts with similar topic.