Cracker Larry

I fish that area some myself. The locals call it a little drinking town with a fishing problem

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There are very few 20' boats that can handle an Armstrong bracket, and the ones that can are designed for it from the start. The problem is weight distribution and center of gravity. For every foot you move the engine back you are in effect doubling the weight, due to a longer lever arm. Most brackets will set the engine back in the neighborhood of 3 feet which will cause a huge difference in boat trim. Larger boats offset this by moving consoles, tanks and batteries forward, but on a 20' factory boat you will be stuck with the present location of those heavy parts unless you do a total re-design and rebuild. If you want to get the engine off the transom then I'd recommend a manual jackplate with a setback of less than 12". You'll have some serious issues if you go back any farther than that.

Here ya go Jeff. I hate to think what I might do to the the operator of that boat, if that was my child

Email it to me Jeff, and I'll post it for you here. LTeuton at aol dot com

That is terrible beyond words. Thoughts and prayers are with the families.

I have built quite a few boats, but nothing as ambitious as that 40' lobster boat! That would probably take a backyard builder 10 years, if he could keep the momentum going. Until you've done it, you just can't comprehend how much work is in a project like that. Makes me hurt to think about it Ditto, they have great plans, great pricing and excellent support. But they don't have plans for any boats that large. They have a 26' lobster boat and a 28 trawler. Should soon be releasing a 34 trawler, Jacques Mertens has been working on it a couple of years. This is the largest I've been brave enough to tackle so far..

Yes, I do. I haven't read that specific book, but others I have read have been worth every dime One of his books I paid $100 for and it was a deal.

I use a Droid X and yes it has a true GPS receiver. It works perfectly with no cell signal. Navionics makes an app for the Droid that is identical to the Navionics Gold package on my main plotter. The app cost $9.95 and it is incredible for the price. Hope that helps.

I'm with Rick, I don't see any evidence of a trawler killing anything Not a trawler in sight.

Nope, sorry. I've got a friend from Georgia who's now a pastor in Arizona. He goes by PastorBob on several boating forums. Good talking to you though Yes to the bikinis I actually enjoy ads if they are boating related, not a problem to me.

Ain't that the truth. There is a You Tube video out on anything you want to know. I wouldn't pay anything for it myself, not unless it was really special. Even a quality professional site like Professional Boat Builder is free, and they have a lot of content. I'd have to see a lot of good content before I'd consider paying a fee. Exactly! Hey Pastor Bob, are you the same Pastor Bob that I know

Sorry, I didn't know what I was getting involved in

I heard more birds are falling from the sky today in Louisiana too What's up with this?

The Devil is in the details. I'm also a boat builder and my eye also went straight to that crooked seat cushion. I understand what Seabob is saying. It may be just fine, it might be the camera angle, but I would have culled that pic if it was one of my boats and the pic was intended to show it off I'm not putting down the boat at all, I've never been on one, but perception is everything. The boating business is tight, and that could easily cost a sale. Exactly. But the perception would be, if you can't get a 10" seat step right, that's in plain view, what else is not right that you can't see? Again, I mean no negativity towards the boat, it's just a marketing and perception issue. But statistically more people buy Bayliners than Nor-Techs. Most people don't know what they are looking at with boats anyway. Again, I'm not criticizing your boat, just that photo Beautiful boat

Yep, I'd move South. We don't have all that nonsense down here.

The first thing I think you should do is move Or maybe hold an election What do you want the gun to do? What is its intended purpose?

For that size boat it "should" be OK, but I lean with Rick and would approach it with caution and knowledgeable advise. When that boat was built, 4 stroke motors that outweighed their 2 stroke counterparts by 200 lbs were unknown. Transoms tended to be lower also back then. The other concern would be the condition of the transom, since it's almost 20 years old it's probably not as strong as if it were new. Can you post a picture of the transom?

A light dusting outside Savannah, GA. More than enough

Your PM tells me you can't accept new messages. Send me an email to LTeuton at aol dot com and I'll give you my address and payment info. Thanks again.

I'll take you up on that deal. PM sent to you. Thanks! Just started snowing here in south Georgia, I'm ready to go way down south!!

The 27" spreader bars sound good Tim. Do you have a website, or do I order from Ebay? Let me know how to get my hands on a couple. Thanks!

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So Tim, what do you have in the way of bait ball type sail fish teasers, suitable for a small boat? Fishing area will be south FL and the Keys.

Happy holidays to all