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Hull jacks

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fatboy0054

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I GOT A BAD RIDER ! 14 FT FREEDOM CRAFT. DID THE MOTOR THING , UP AND DOWN ! BOTTOM IS STRAIGHT ! MIN-ABLE CRIUSE SHE DOES GOOD BUT ANY THING OVER THAT WILL GIVE THE FRONT RIDER AIR !THE OTHER OWNER BEFORE HAD A TRIM TAB DIDNT HELP ! THINKING A LITTLE JACK IN THE MIDDLE WOULD HELP ! THIS THE FIRST LITTLE BOAT FOR ME ! MY BARGE ALWAYS RODE GOOD ! WELL YALL !WANT TO KEEP MY KIDNEYS AS LONG AS I CAN ! THINK IT WILL HELP !
 
FB, you should be able to do it with just 2 jacks. Put 1 right infront of the engine stand,and the other about 10 inches back from where the hull starts to roll up. Adjust them cautiously,to start out put them in use a tape and put about 1/8 inch down force on em.That will be a good place to start and you can fine tune with a cresent hammer as needed
 
I AM MAKING THEM NOW ! WILL INSTALL THEM WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT THANKS ! I THINK TABS WOULD GET TORE OFF ! BUT WAS THINKING ANGLE ! LIKE MATT USED ON HIS BOAT !I AM GOING TO START WITH TWO JACKS AND GO FROM THERE ! POLY IS GOOD !THANKS YALL ! THIS NOT A WIRE WELDER NITE ! :shock:
 
what i did with mine fatboy was put the fuel tank up under the front seats to offset weight of the big motor.
 
Dan,I like to put the back one a little further up so the back stays a little flatter so it don`t rock on the road when going do the street :D
 
Necessity breeds ingenuity :lol: I have used jacks alot and love them. some boats respond to them better than others. get her to run on the back foot or so with a well defined back edge. On a flat bottom boat one up front pushing down can help coming off throttle at high speeds(hooking or grabbing] and for coming out the hole. Or use your jacks to pull up the bottom for cruising. (change speed the porpoise starts)
 
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