atlantic towers

[Roger Peterson]

Hey. Any body used the light arch from Atlantic Towers. I'm putting it on an A-19 Apex and wonder if its too much weight back aft. Thanks

[jyasaki]

Hmmm. My dive buddies are running an A-19 with a Honda 115. With no arch, they sit pretty low at the stern at rest.

Your boat may be different; theirs, I'd think twice about adding more weight at the back...


jky

[Roger Peterson]

thanks for the reply.good to know it wasn't just me. the boat came with about three hundred lbs of sandbags up foreward so guess thats some of the reason.

[cgoing]

The atlantic towers arch is pretty light. Last I checked Defender had one on display in their showroom over in waterford.

[stonedogcat]

Originally Posted by Roger Peterson

thanks for the reply.good to know it wasn't just me. the boat came with about three hundred lbs of sandbags up foreward so guess thats some of the reason.

Your boat came with sandbags? From the factory or from a prior owner?

[jyasaki]

Originally Posted by stonedogcat

Your boat came with sandbags? From the factory or from a prior owner?

[Irony flag on]
Standard, of course. They're identical to run-of-the-mill sandbags, except they have the manufacturer's logo stamped on them, and cost 6 to 8 times as much. Replacing them with standard, off-the-shelf sandbags, however voids the warranty (manufacturer claims wrong kind of sand.)
[Irony flag off]

I would guess from the previous owner.

Forgot to say: Welcome to the forum, Stonedogcat.

Roger: Were you thinking about the single-tube arch or one of the built up custom whiz-bang arches?

On your A-19, I would think the single wouldn't be a problem at all (aside from fitment.) If you do it as DIY, make sure you seal up any holes in the transom (my dive buddy's A-19, bought second-hand from Hawaii, ran for about 2 weeks before it went into a shop to have the transom hollowed out and filled with resin.)

jky