the four stroke that was put on my boat is much heavier than the 2 stroke it was designed for. its not a major problem, but i would like to get the back end to sit up a little more when sitting still, is there anything that will give it positive floatation without dishing out the money and trouble for something like an armstrong bracket? the boat is a 20 ft center console.
How difficult would it be to move the gas tank forward?
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I think about all you can do is load it heavy in the bow. Ice chests and such. Put your fatest fishing buddy in the bow and make him stay there.
Putting the motor on a braket will actually increase the moment around the center of buoyancy = worse, not better.
As others have said, move any possible weight forward.
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start by moving the batteries forward, then look at anything else that can be moved. What kind of boat and what size motor?
Move your batteries as far forward as possible. Put the heavy cooler in the bow. Add some lead sheets to the anchor locker in the bow to gain balance, when you get the right combo, glass them in.
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Trim tabs.
Trim Tabs, won’t help when he is sitting still!
When I repowered I added an additional 300lbs in motor weight to the stern. It lowered the rear by about 2" and took a while to figure out the sequence of throttle/trim tab manipulation to get moving without the bow pretty high. As far as sitting still I really haven’t noticed much change. But as mentioned earlier, put some heavier junk in the bow.
Trim Tabs, won’t help when he is sitting still
Sorry, should have read the msg closer.
I know I shouldn’t say it, but what the hell! Make the wife sit in the bow.
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Originally posted by EasyI know I shouldn’t say it, but what the hell! Make the wife sit in the bow.
This made me LOL. 
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Originally posted by 13skullsWhen I repowered I added an additional 300lbs in motor weight to the stern…
</font id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”>Some of these formulas are pretty simple. If you put 300 pound behind the center of gravity you need to add 300 pounds in front of the center of gravity.I’m not a smart ass. Really.
I’m trying to help. In sail boats, they add fixed weight to balance the boat. You can/could probably add weight with lead ingots epoxied in place, towards the bow of the boat. It’s a retrofit so, you need to spread them out to distribute the weight. A concentrated load like a big cooler or a wife (sorry! just a joke) can do damage to the hull or deck. Add weight forward BUT distribute it over a wide area.
By the way… I have pictures of this method, if you want to see it? It’s pretty simple.
havent been on in a few days, thanks for all the input from everyone. i was trying to keep from adding more wieght to the boat, but if its what i have to do then oh well.
what kind of boat and what motor?
its a 2002 flare 20 ft with a 2006 135 honda. i think the boat originally came with a 125 johnson
sorry, not familiar with that brand of boat
flotation boxes are the only thing that can do what you’re talking about unless you physically remove weight from behind the center of gravity to try and counteract the weight you’ve put behind it. This was why folks mentioned fuel and batteries moving forward in your rig. Flotation boxes would have a bottom edge higher than your running surface. Would only lift your stern when sitting still by having enough water displaced by the boxes to lift.
If you have to do a major overhaul of the boat at any point you can cut down on some weight by cutting any wood coring out and going back with foam core and some design changes like that. Have to be careful though. Very easy to screw up a good boat. You may already be at that point and perhaps may want to look at swapping your motor with a lighter one if the problem is that big… ?
Simplest thing to do short term may be for you to plumb check valves in your scupper drain lines and also trim tabs.
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Buddy of mine has a few sandbags in his anchor locker up front to level his out…
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