Room under floor for batteries?

[PaulyB]

Has anyone ever contemplated cutting a hole in the floor under the seats to hide the batteries in an 07-09 AR230? Does anyone know how much room there is between the floor deck and the bottom of the boat, would a battery even fit? I have two group 31 batteries now and am contemplating putting them under the floor deck if they would fit, but just looking to see if anyone has any experience before I cut a useless hole if there isnt enough room...

 

[Julian]

Pretty sure there isn't enough room under there. In the new 210 line up Yamaha has sunk the batteries into the floor about half way and covered them with a plastic cover....that would be about as good as you'd get.

The alternative would be to do what many do....and put them on a slide way in the back of the under seat port storage.

 

[Julian]

This thread has photos of how low Yamaha was able to get them in the new 210s

https://jetboaters.net/threads/more-212x-photos-from-the-yamaha-event.11049/

Pretty sure if they could get them lower they would have.....

 

[jcyamaharider]

I have 2 group 31's and one group 24 for staring under my port Cabin seat. I have often wondered that same thing about under the floor but for ballast.