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Originally Posted by brian_g  This may bee a very stupid question:
is there a reason why some boats have the raised engine hatch in the middle of the cockpit for I/O while other boats do not? It seems like (in my opinion) you would want the most "flat" cockpit space possible.
At the Fred Hall show I couldn't see any dramatic difference between boats that had flush cockpits and tose that had the raise engine hatch.
Can someone explain this to me? |
In a trailer boat, space is limited. Some say that the engine should be mid-ship with a direct drive, kinda like a commercial fishing vessel. Ain't going to happen if you want other things, such as a big fuel tank, large fish holds, built in ice box and lots of storage. I wish my deck was flat, but its not practical. A trailer boat is all about cramming all our needs into a small space. Space is limited and the more gas, fish holding capabilities, storage etc.. we can get the better. Example. My Davis Bahia 25 has a gas motor with a engine hatch. It holds 196 gallons of fuel, has two huge insulated fish holds, a built in 200 qt. insulated ice box and a 9' x 8' V birth. Put in a direct drive type power plant in her, now something has to go. Will it be the large gas tank, fish holds or what. It's on a trailer, if someone wants a flat deck, they either will be really high above the water line (more rolling) or need to get outboards.......
IMO