Jeff, I had pods added to my 1

 

Lets try this one agian...lol..

Jeff I had pods added to my 16x48... and loved it... I just added the Large Beaver Tail pods to the hull 5 years ago when they were cheap... not so much anymore... you just need to make sure you measure everything out for clearance... the larger you go the more flotation you will get out of them... but also keep in mind you limit what size of motor you can use also... I didn't have any problems since I was running a Mud Motor but I wanted to put a OB jet on it and I couldn't after the pods... mine were built with a 1in angle...

 

On my 1648 I built them so the bottom extended 18" beyond the transom, with a rise of 1.5" at the rear so they wouldn't create drag.

 

I am also considering float pods for my 1648 Basstracker, does anybody know if this helps or hurts boat getting on plane?

 

It will help it some.

 

I thought about putting them on mine jeff.. I have 12 gallons of fuel 2 troller batteries 1 cranking battery and my seat is over top of all that right at the transom... it sits low till we put 3 on the deck then its fine. also instead of putting them on mine ... I am just going to sell it to marc and buy a bigger boat lol.

 

i need a merc like yours!

 

Why is that?

I bet its a dog with a load in the boat. We will see!

 

 

cause you said it runs dry!

 

I personaly went to big with my pods on that Jon boat... we had to load up the back to balance out everything the Genny sat above the Mud Motor - then the 6 gallon fuel and batteries... at times we had to fill the pods with water so we could get the nose up more when fishing with big boys on the deck...

now my new rig has pods also since I love to use them as steps and my dog uses it to get in the boat when duck hunting... I let the builder do his thing and the pods bottoms are the same same sheet as the hull bottom... no welds to act like trim tabs... but they are much smaller in size and its a perfect bled for my set up...

 

Thank for the info. Once I get my floor, front deck and rear deck, Ill have to take it out and mark how it sits in the water. I dont want it to affect my plane at all or top speed


Do pods help with the ability on the front deck at all?

 

Do pods help with the ability on the front deck at all?

:cf:

 

isn't it really hard to weld pods on the boat? The guy who did the aluminum welding on my front deck said he wouldn't touch float pods becasue he was afraid to screw up the boat. is it true that can happen or was he just over worried?

 

If you build a fully enclosed pod you can do a few stitch welds to try different angles until you are happy with it then weld them up completely if that makes any sense

 

i have heard about the pods making the boat harder to get up on plane and what not. . . but i think thats more due to the poor design of those particular pods

 

Idk if it was the way mine were built but it ruined my 1648 boat. I was so excited to get them and when I welded the on the boat my boat plowed sooooooo bad it was SCARY to be in the boat turning was even worse. I took them off and modifed them to have a greater angle and it helped but it was still no good it plowed water and turning was terrible.

they def helped with bringing the rear end up but thats all it accomplished.

looked real nice but just be careful who makes them and how the angles are taken

just my .02

 

Idk if it was the way mine were built but it ruined my 1648 boat. I was so excited to get them and when I welded the on the boat my boat plowed sooooooo bad it was SCARY to be in the boat turning was even worse. I took them off and modifed them to have a greater angle and it helped but it was still no good it plowed water and turning was terrible.

they def helped with bringing the rear end up but thats all it accomplished.



looked real nice but just be careful who makes them and how the angles are taken

just my .02

Yeah I remember your thread..... Guess I will have to do some more research, Id hate to have problems like that

 

Call Scott at marsh monster.net he's put them one all my boats and I love them plus great work. Tell um zac sent ya 319-346-2549 is the shop #

 

Great thread! I have my 1648 for sale rite now but if it don't sell in the next coupele weeks I'm wanting to get pods as well it's got a 65hp motor and I'm going to go to LEDs so I'll be adding a few more batteries and the rear already sits pretty low!

 

was going to but the small beaver tail pods on my 1648 was wandering if anyone has used the beaver tail designed pods on their boats

 

Cabela's has the float pods on sale right now.