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Longtail mounting location
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Aulee42
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Joined: Thu Aug 31, 2017 8:10 pm Posts: 14
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Longtail mounting location
I have a 1650 custom welded Jon boat. It's true flat bottom and has a 14" hunt deck. My question is should i mount a longtail at the normal transom location or out on the hunt deck? Hunt deck is braced for a transom just need to weld a mounting block on top of hunt deck. Also if I theoretically went with a backwaters LT would having the hunt deck make a difference in which length longtail to get?
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Mon Jun 18, 2018 8:50 am |
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Aulee42
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Joined: Thu Aug 31, 2017 8:10 pm Posts: 14
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Re: Longtail mounting location
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Mon Jun 18, 2018 8:52 am |
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Aulee42
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Re: Longtail mounting location
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Mon Jun 18, 2018 8:54 am |
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Glades Ranger
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:32 pm Posts: 1490 Location: south Florida
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Re: Longtail mounting location
Call Backwater for advice!
_________________ Sailing in the sawgrass /1648 grizzly and Swomp 26.5 EFI
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Mon Jun 18, 2018 8:14 pm |
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Ducknut
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Joined: Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:38 pm Posts: 238 Location: MN
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Re: Longtail mounting location
That boat looks to have little to no rake. Seems like it will be tough to plane with a MM. I would get as much weight as far back as possible.
$0.02
Good luck
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Tue Jun 19, 2018 7:04 am |
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Aulee42
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Joined: Thu Aug 31, 2017 8:10 pm Posts: 14
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Re: Longtail mounting location
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Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:56 pm |
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Glades Ranger
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:32 pm Posts: 1490 Location: south Florida
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Re: Longtail mounting location
Aulee, did you call Backwater yet? I would send them pics, dimensions, etc. to help in deciding on the motor, they have a new 37/40 EFI lite frame models now (225#), you could probably handle that. Honestly, Jake at BW helped me a lot regarding best mounting type for my hull, and you could get his input. They use a 1752 alweld many times with the big blocks. The only question is the best place to mount the motor. Good luck!
_________________ Sailing in the sawgrass /1648 grizzly and Swomp 26.5 EFI
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Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:29 pm |
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Aulee42
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Re: Longtail mounting location
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