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"I am Tosk" wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:09:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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OK, so I'm trying to get everything in order with my 23' Marquis and
put some creature comforts in it. I plan on using a battery isolator
and I'd thought of installing an 8-D battery, but there goes about
130
lb.s in one solid chunk, so I'm opting for a couple or three extra
car
batteries which will add up to about the same weight if not a bit
more, but I can distribute them around the hull for a better
balance.
Plus, I'm taking a friends Min Kota 24 v. troller for 'emergency use'
in case something might happen to the engine or drive. Therefore I
can
switch a couple batteries around into series to make 24 for the
troller. It won't be much but it might help us to make it into
somewhere or out of the way of something heavy if need be.

I have a Nord refrigerator that got taken out of a camper that runs
on 12v.or 120vac. I bought it for cold drinking water, juice etc. and
it was cheap enough. OK so there's another 50lbs.. Plus I'm adding
about 6 -12 gal. of fresh water in a plastic canister like for an
outboard gas tank which will be supplied by an electric pump to a
hand held shower head. I figure I'm adding about 300 + lb of extra
gear to an already heavy hull, (Not counting anchor) but the boat
has a weight load on the spec tag of 950 lb.

Now I'm trying o figure out the best weight distribution formulas to
make it easier on the boat concerning handling, fuel economy (Proper
prop and trim tabs comes next) etc.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention I'm thinking on adding an extra 10
gallon
fuel tank out of a derelict boat I stripped out for parts.

And with all that , plus the wife and myself, I'm figuring to still
be
under the weight limit on the boat.

How long are you planning to be out for one trip? A good cooler will
keep
stuff
cold for four or five days, and weigh a lot less than 50 pounds
(empty).

I have great coolers and they are good for a day and a half maybe
unless
you keep filling the ice. I don't know where you use your coolers but I
am out in 95 degree sun and very little shade in the summer, kind of
like in a boat

Scotty

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Scotty,
Ever use one of those folding canopies? If there is room at the track,
these
things are great for keeping people and coolers - cooler than sitting in
direct sun.
We use one anytime we're at an outdoor event (like birthday parties at
the
beach) and it's a life saver. Ours has the folding frame and rollup
screen
walls to keep the bugs out in the evenings.

Yes, I do have one with the sides too but somethimes it's just over
there and the cooler is over here for now I am not sure how long you
have been reading but my daughter, I and our race team spend weekends
out in the middle of nowhere, usually on top of some dusty old hill,
rain, mud, whatever, and we go racin' dirtbikes! Sounds funny, but
sometimes you don't even have time to worry about if the cooler is being
moved all day out of the sun Most times actually, the big one stays
right in the back of the truck so that get's real hot during the day,
but we try. My new coleman, huge thing like four feet wide, does a bit
better than our older coolers, I bet if I kept it out of direct sunlight
it could keep ice a few days...

Scotty

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For some reason I was thinking track racing like MX where you would have
your own pit area with a nice recliner (folding) for dad to rest in the
shade and pull mechanic duties when required....ha!.