DVW
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For the last three years one project tied to another has been reported on these pages. In 2021 that involved modifying a new Bennington to go faster with modest power. The following year in 2022 I rebuilt an old boat with parts torn off the new boat. This year in 2023 I was back working on the Bennington doing a couple of things that were not on the original project plan but should have been. The original plan was to get rid of the drag down the middle of the boat and add a second motor. It wasn’t until I spent time with the boat did I recognize a need for power steering and more fuel capacity. This year the heavy handed steering was fixed with a assist pump mounted in the console. That made the boat more fun to drive. The original project plan involved replacing the fuel tank below deck with a tank in the aft storage compartment. That was fine until I added a second motor. This year I added a second tank next to the first. Direct fill caps were added to the top of both tanks. The complicated side fill receptacle was removed and the hole patched. The batteries that had been in the aft storage compartment where relocated all the way up front to the boat bow. In the end each motor has its own separate designated battery, fuel tank and filter mounted on the same side as the motor. I am done for now but with more thought…
