Design Changes...

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Pictures are worth a thousand words, so here you go.

We decided on this change for a few reasons but primarily due to the fact that the cockpit was starting to resemble a broom closet. It was going to be encumbered by a continuous roof that would limit fishing and other possible recreational opportunities and may force everyone into the pilothouse.  The motor well just ate up too much room and I don't like a notched transom. Gone is the extensive Mahogany veneer layer on the pilothouse.  I fear a maintenance nightmare.  I'm limiting my use of Mahogany trim on the outside and using glass and paint.

The movement of the outboard aft is one I struggled with due to the outboard's weight being moved behind the boat but decided that it shouldn't be an issue for a few reasons...

1. It is only a 110lb 20hp outboard to start with.
2. I intend to use an Armstrong style bracket with a positive flotation chamber.
3. I intend to move the house batteries forward, beyond the center of gravity.

The benefits are...

1.  Much, much larger cockpit for recreation.
2. Nice swim platform behind the transom (again recreation).
3. Most folks that have them, like them. 
4. I can move or add ballast to trim the boat once we are in the water.

Interior Arrangement has changed a little too...

Changes...

1. Pilot and Co-pilot's chairs
2. Stove/Oven and sink.
3. 12V Refrigerator under seat (see below)
4. Gone is the dinette (extra seating can be had in the cockpit)
5. Propane onboard to run the range/oven and a Yamaha 2400 generator.

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