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80 bonefisher

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Thats a real nice job !! How lond did the whole boat take?

I am intrested in the plumbing you did on the livewells. Did you convert those? I see two pumps is there one for each side? Didi you close the holes that originally fed the wells? Are the two holes at the bottom of the hull for the pums? How do you recirculate and drain water?

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It was a 2 year project. The back boxes are closed off and used for storage. I took a bait well out of a 33 Dusky and cut it in half and put under the seat. One of the 1100 pumps feeds that and the other 1100 feeds a portable 50 gallon deck well that we use for catching gogs and pilchards. The drain for the 2 bait wells is a 2" and plumbed out the transome. Just found some nice gauge covers for it.

[image]http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx83/dadsdusky/photo6_zps001682ff.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx83/dadsdusky/photo2_zpsdb7ca530.jpg[/image]

[image]http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx83/dadsdusky/photo1_zps15ded12b.jpg[/image]

You can get them at www.Gaugecovers.com

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Perhaps the center of lift (on plane) is too far from the CG. The motor you have on there is 418lbs. I'm pretty sure the old 2-strokes that came with this boat were around 265lbs.

Curious, how much total weight did you lose when you finished the boat with composites vs wood?

Consider using a 50lb weight (dumbell). Start in the back and keep moving it forward (using no trim tab trim). Make each run from a dead stop in calm conditions. If that doesn't work, use a human. I'm hoping that moving your CG forward will help with your problem, you just need to find the magic number and weight.

Could also be a good excuse to get a trolling motor and batteries installed in the front!

BTW, you did a great job. The boat is beautiful. I will be starting on my '73 resto soon and was hoping to contact you with questions...

Please keep us posted on your porpoising solution. Good luck.

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