Here's my problem. I just bought a minifish which weighs in at around 125#.
I am told the "fighting weight" is around 80-90#. I plan on installing 6" inspection ports fore and aft (one each) to muck out the waterlogged foam and give myself a little storage room to boot.
Any suggestions?
I am worried I may place the hole in the wrong spot, reducing the structural capacity or I may remove foam that is required for actual support fore or aft, in effect making my problem worse. I would rather have a heavy boat than one that will fail or crack over time. Anybody have experience with this? I am basing my assumption that it doesn't matter whether I chose starboard or port side for the hole, so I was thinking starboard up front and port in back just because of how the boom is positioned on mast.
Thanks.
Steve in Seattle.
I am told the "fighting weight" is around 80-90#. I plan on installing 6" inspection ports fore and aft (one each) to muck out the waterlogged foam and give myself a little storage room to boot.
Any suggestions?
I am worried I may place the hole in the wrong spot, reducing the structural capacity or I may remove foam that is required for actual support fore or aft, in effect making my problem worse. I would rather have a heavy boat than one that will fail or crack over time. Anybody have experience with this? I am basing my assumption that it doesn't matter whether I chose starboard or port side for the hole, so I was thinking starboard up front and port in back just because of how the boom is positioned on mast.
Thanks.
Steve in Seattle.