An accumulation of questions to be resolved for a 20' welded aluminum, centre console boat build. Thanks for the help!
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- 1. is anyone running a thru-hull sonar, or are transom mounted better?
- 2. put the batteries in the console or stern?
- 3. is a fresh water tank very useful? does it require a second pump or just a valve/switch? (I bring a 1 litre bottle to rinse the reels and just don’t feel like I need any more.)
- 4. can a wash down pump be plumbed without drilling a hole in the hull? is this common? (I prefer as few holes in my hull as possible, zero preferably)
- 5. stern fish locker or just use a cooler?
- 6. is applying a paint, like zolatone, on the interior and/or exterior above the water line (in addition to bottom paint) worth it for protection and a "softer" feel?
- 7. plumb a separate fuel tank for the kicker? or is that overkill?
- 8. on Lifetimer’s version of a self-bailing deck, would a puncture sink the boat or not?
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