fat sack under bow???

[Ironcross25]

has anyone put a fatsack under a closed bow? if so what weight and what was the effect? I want to try to eliminate some of the bow raise off takeoff.

[1988comp]

That works, but this boat has what I call (my 1988 Comp) a serious bah-woosh factor, that is, a big wave can come over the windshield quite easily, it will be even more likely to happen with 400lbs of water up there.

[1988comp]

and Water Weighs:

Pounds Grams Kilograms

Cubic cm. 0.002205 1 0.001
Cubic inch 0.036127 16.387064 0.0163871
Liter 2.204684 1000.028 1.000028
Gallon 8.345404 3785.4118 3.7854118
Cubic foot 62.42796 28316.847 28.316847

[DKJBama92Mariah]

Originally posted by 1988comp
That works, but this boat has what I call (my 1988 Comp) a serious bah-woosh factor, that is, a big wave can come over the windshield quite easily, it will be even more likely to happen with 400lbs of water up there.

Try taking a 3 ft swell over the front of an open bow. It took at least 30 mins for the bilge pump to pump that one out. I was lucky i didnt completely capsize. Between everyone on board we drowned 3 cellphones. The unintended wet t-shirt contest in the cool weather was a nice bonus though.

Solution: dont cross a huge wake at idle or just turn the boat enough so the wake hits the side.

DKJ