When is it too much weight wise?

« **on:** May 26, 2011, 04:54:13 PM »

I'm just curious how much thought goes into placing things and figuring out how to mount them when it comes to your boats... i see a lot of custom rigging and i just think "man thats gotta weigh a TON!" giant brackets you could hang a house from, and even small little cushion mounts for hoses and wiring harnesses... sure 1-2 doesnt weigh much but at 40 of em, you've got yet another pound. then i see people with giant motors and blowers and intercoolers and risers, etc... prolly another 500 pounds of stuff in the back.

also do you try to balance the weight when placing things in your boat? for example i have a battery on one side, so i put my fuel pump, filter, alternator, on the other. does this make any bit of difference in ride, especially in a small boat like mine?

i was thinking of getting an aluminum plate across my transom. my dad had one in his boat and it worked out really nice. rather than drilling 500 holes to mount things i could drill and tap into the aluminum rather than the transom itself. but then i start thinking about how much crap im installing.

« **Reply #1 on:** May 27, 2011, 08:39:36 AM »

Good questions!!! 99% of the time for 99% of the boats none of it will make one bit of difference. Tradition and social morals of the custom boat community likes "more is better" the marine industry also has had a "build it like a battleship" mentality long before there were battleships. Come to think of it the "built like a battleship" lexicon discribes alot about how most people think a boat should be built. Also off-center loading won't matter as soon as you place your 300 lb butt in the left seat and your 98 lb. love buddy sits to your right.
BUUUUUTTTTT!!!!!!..... If you are realy serious about RACING weight and where it is located not only can mean the difference between winning and looseng but life and death. I would venture that if you realy analized how Jet boat records have been raised over the past thirty years it has more to do with weight and balance than HP. and the body count has more to do with blow overs ( a weight and balance issue) than mechanical failures.
So figure out what your doing with your float and go with it. If you want to pimp your crib or be a faster flyweight it's all what ever you want. mix and match don't mater as long as you like it.

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When is it too much weight wise?

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