Good morning gentlemen (and ladies),
I use my BBIII as an all around boat. This means I prefer to run with two batteries. One battery to start the engine and power lights and electronics. A second battery to power the trolling motor. The hull was built with a shelf big enough to handle only one battery. So I remodeled it to accommodate two batteries. Sorry the one photo is upside down.
As a follow up to the previous mods done to the hull: Working on the hull sporadically for several weeks I finally got my BBIII back out on the river. Trimmed motor well corners, result = motor can now be run in any pin position and in shallow water drive mode with out hitting the hull, works great. Wedges added 11/32 thick, result = no porpoising and it jumps right up on plane much quicker. Even saw an increase in top end speed. Handling in the turns was also improved. Before wedges, the hull would want to settle a bit in a sharp or even moderate turn. Now with the wedge lift, the hull stays up on plane and "carves" a nice smooth turn. I am very pleased with these results.
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I use my BBIII as an all around boat. This means I prefer to run with two batteries. One battery to start the engine and power lights and electronics. A second battery to power the trolling motor. The hull was built with a shelf big enough to handle only one battery. So I remodeled it to accommodate two batteries. Sorry the one photo is upside down.
As a follow up to the previous mods done to the hull: Working on the hull sporadically for several weeks I finally got my BBIII back out on the river. Trimmed motor well corners, result = motor can now be run in any pin position and in shallow water drive mode with out hitting the hull, works great. Wedges added 11/32 thick, result = no porpoising and it jumps right up on plane much quicker. Even saw an increase in top end speed. Handling in the turns was also improved. Before wedges, the hull would want to settle a bit in a sharp or even moderate turn. Now with the wedge lift, the hull stays up on plane and "carves" a nice smooth turn. I am very pleased with these results.
View attachment shelf_one.jpgView attachment 20180715_133749.jpgView attachment underdeckbatts.jpgView attachment tank_shelf.jpg