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thanks dan, your mates out there with me , if boxed in as you say would be good storage room and look a lot better. doe it affect the ride of the boat underway.. in following seas?? thanks hourse, has floodable kill tank and does help. not talking chimes so much as air tight compartment around boat. much like stabies i suppose. if you could see the pics i posted i think you would agree the top heads to come off.
Maybe a few tractor tubes fitted to each side should help. I wuldnt be addinganything to the externals of the hull but If you feel you need to do something then at least lower your centre of gavity as suggested. I would be seeking advice from a naval architect before touching it with a grinder and welder.
It must really BAD for you to be wanting to make drastic changes to your boat like that......
I am guessing its when your fishing its rocking. Have you tried using a Para-anchor and tying it off to different places around the boat so the front is more into the swell instead of side on.. OR tell the mates they all cant fish the one side of the boat so you can keep it fairly level. move Sinkers and esky to the opposite side your fishing, Fish the opposite side to your live bait tank....
I wouldn't be stuffing around with adding anything extra to your boat that might not work and make the boat as rough as guts while traveling..
Another out of the box option is stabilisers. You see them on mackeral dories and trawlers.
With your solid cabin it might be viable.
If you arent sure what i mean basically you run foldable arms on each side of the boat. these , when deployed, sit out the side of the boat with an arm going into the water- say a metre or so. On the end of each arm is a plate. So the plate uses water pressure to resist tipping one way or the other. When underway these fold up and out of the way thereby not affecting ride.
Sorry for the crap explaination but if you have seen stabilisers on pro boats before you will know what I mean. If you are handy with a welder Im sure you could knock something up relatively cheaply and try them out without making drastic structural changes.
thanks guys, camhawk88 i have seen stabilizers and would be possible with a solid cab but think i would look pretty silly on a 6mtr boat.
really it's a no brainer. the cabs going and duel concile with canopy. i've always liked the idea of the big esky seat and reversible backrest.
shame the pics i posted did not work, i think every one would agree. may be a bit silly to be playing with the hull......should be able to buy concile and canopy and just glue in.. boat has full flat floor so 1mm cutting disc around bottom of the whole cab and seat boxes and out she comes. concile drooped in and glued down... to easy. the cab will be perfect to drop
in to another tinny, a bigger or more beamy one. any way she will be up for sale bucket seats, seat boxes and all... thanks for all the help. cheers..............
hey ozy, will remove cab complete and replace it with centre console. seat boxes are part cf the cab. suspension seats, rod holders, spotty , glass wind screen with whipper. very good setup just a bit heavy for this boat.
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