the reason for the liner is I want to be an insulated fishbox with a macerator pumpout. In the event that actually ever catch a keeper fish it will keep well in there. And when I'm done I can pump out any blood,scales,etc out of it with no problems. That tub is actually an outdoor fish pond that you put in the ground. It looks pretty durable. After its foamed in it should be bullet proof.

"Blood and Scales" love it :) See I am 2 focus on Beer and Wine stored in this area :) lost sight of the fact this can and was meant to be a mean fishing machine ..I will agree with your approach seal the bulkheads off and foam it in..

I'm being optimistic with the "blood and scales". More realistic though it will be used as a beer cooler. No new pics yet. The other day I tabbed the fore and aft bulkheads to the remaining floor. I also tabbed in 2" strips of plywood around the floor cutout so when I put the floor back down it has something to rest on. I had to order a special low profile 1 1/2" 90 degree drain for the fishbox. It came in yesterday. Maybe today I will work on the fishbox plumbing. Tomorrow and Friday are supposed to be warmer. If thats the case I'm not going to work on the boat. I want to get out on my quad.

I was able to get the drain in the fishbox and run the hose up the starboard side of the boat. Its a really nice low profile 90 degree drain. With any luck I will be able to foam it in tomorrow morning. Then I'm going riding:nice:

latest update..
I finally got a new gas tank. I went with a moeller 55gal plastic tank. The fitment is great. Its a little shorter than the original so I will probably add another bulkhead behind it to keep it in place. Now I'm a little more motivated to work on the boat. More progress should be made real soon.

Looks good Pete.What is the model number on your tank.Would be good to know in case I need to do the same on my V20 some time in the future.
Thanks
Joe

Looks good Pete I had one made 2 seasons ago by the place in Bayville its all aluminum and powder coated,

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joeturse.. the part number is032555.
lumber.. that is one nice gas tank. S&P sheetmetal makes the best around. They quoted me a price of around $800. My tank cost me $380 so I had to get it. This weather must be killing your project down there on LBI.

Moeller makes a nice tank,you can't beat them for the price.Thanks for the part number.
Man this weather is killin me.

nice tanks what sizes

and lumber hate to tell ya but that ain't powercoat

it has runs, powercoat doesn't run like that. looks like epoxy coat

See if you can post that part number to the links section for future use.

I added another bulkhead just aft of the tank to help support it. then I added some foam to the bottom of the tank to support it and hold it in place. I also finished foaming in the fishbox. this new foam that I used really worked out great. The manufacturer is called hi bond. They sell it in gallons rather than quarts like the last stuff I used. Its cheaper too. The installation instructions for the tank say specificly NOT to foam in the tank because it needs to be able to flex 2-3%. That is why I did not fully foam it in. I actuall have to cut a little foam out because it expanded more than I thought it would.

Your rite skools it was epoxy ... I know it will out last me tho:beer:

:you:I made one out of plywood but couldnt get it to hold any gas...:you:

looks good!! just becareful when using foam, i have know others to lift floors, warp hulls as it expanded to much.

but you sound like you know what your doing, keep up the good work!1

well it's been a while but I got some more work done on the boat today. I cleaned up the underside of the floor. cut out some new wood. I glued it in with resin thickened with West System 403. then I added a piece of 1/4" aluminum where I will mount the drivers seat. Then I rolled on a layer of woven roving. I ran out of resin near the end so I will have to finish tomorrow. I need to get this done it has taken entirely too long.

the floor is finally in!!! It has been a very busy spring so far. getting any work done on my own boat has been hard to come by. But I'm almost done. I got a smoking deal on some underwater lights. More pics of them will be soon.

Nice! What did you end up using to coat the top of the floor?

Thanks. I used Interlux brightside polyurethane with some awlgrip non skid particles mixed in. They make a nonskid paint called interdeck but they didn't have the color I wanted. I'm going to apply a second coat tonight.

Sweet looking deck!!! Lots of work and care there...and it shows.. Well Done!! :clap:

Can you explain the process used to pull out and repair the deck?

How hard is it to get the deck out once the perimeter is cut. Are there any mechanical fasteners to remove?

When putting the deck back in, how is it fastened to the stringers?

How is the gap from the saw blade repaired, filled?

Curt

Curt,
I cut the floor out using a sawzall being careful not to cut into the stringers. The floor was bonded to the stringers with some kind of adhesive that I had to cut where ever I could reach with the saw. Than I just used some prybars and some muscle to get it out. When I reinstalled the floor I epoxied strips of 1/2 " plywood about 3" wide to the existing edge of the floor in the boat with half the width sticking out for the new floor to lay on. when I glassed the new wood to the floor I made the wood 1 1/2" smaller than the skin so it would sit flush to the tabs I epoxied to the boat. I used West six ten epoxy in the calk tubes to apply to the top of all the stringers and bulkheads to bond to the floor. after that set up I ground the fiberglass about 2" on either side of the seam. I laid down 2 layers of glass. Then sanded it then some filler to smooth it then more sanding. Then paint. If I had to do it again I would pull the rubrail, seperate the cap from the hull, then replace all the rotten wood in the floor,transom,and fordeck all at once.

Hey Captpete13
Nice work.
Can you tell me your reasoning why you placed the new tank back in the old position in the boat.
Wouldn't it been better to swap the fishbox and the tank position?
I'm thinking of better weight distributuion with the fuel tank forward more.
What say you?

I had thought of that. But the boat is well balanced as is. When someone is sitting in the cabin while I am driving it I can feel it. It is a little bow heavy. The new tank is shorter than the old one so I just put it as far forward as I could in that space. Now I have a small cavity just aft of the tank that I may turn into a livewell. Hopefully it worked out ok. I filled the tank yesterday. I'm launching it Thursday. I will let you know how it sits.

Captpete13
Don't forget the plug (lol).

I think Joysie shore weather will be good Thurs.
Just don't fall in.
Remember the father & son in Lakewood a couple days ago.

Sunny.. what happened in Lakewood? Don't tell me Lake Carasaljo claimed another father/son family???....

I used to work @ lakewood Hardware.. The guy that drove our delivery truck and his son died on that lake back in the 80's.. very tragic

Here is the link about the father & son drownings in Lakewood.
http://www.app.com/article/20100518/...d-fishing-pond

Thanks Sunny... How truly sad :(

Great Thread...!
 

Hello Capt Pete,
The deck looks great! That fish box is awesome! It looks like you can fit some really BIG-IN's in there.:clap:
I am currently working on my boat (multiple fixes) and must say you help keep me motivated.
I like the way you have documented your project. I hope you don't mind if I copy the format you have used to mark your progress. Feel free to grade me. Have a great season...:sun:

well she's finally in! With the tank full it sits just right. The deck drains are about half out of the water. I still have a few things to finish wiring. I also never made the rear seat which I will have done by the get together in July.

Thanks,I'm happy to help. feel free to copy anything I've done. I'm looking forward to viewing some of your progress.
Have a great season to you too,