Cut a hatch in the deck between the fish box/storage hatch and the cuddy entrance. Put a floor in it with a cut out to the bilge and mounted an automatic 1500 GPH forward bilge pump in case the aft one goes out or I'm in a really deep doo doo MJ wave over the bow type situation. Running two Interstate group 24 1000 cranking amp starting batteries on a 1-both-2-off switch mounted to the forward bulkhead with 1 gauge cable running back to the engine through the starboard rigging rings. Good use of unused space and moves some weight forward off the stern. Easy to get to and doesn't take away from the cuddy in deck storage.
Got the hatch idea from Phatdaddy, the battery setup from Spareparts, the wire gauge from MJ.
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1985 Wellcraft V-20, Evinrude ETEC 150: SOLD
1979 Marine Trader 44, twin Ford Lehman 120s
2006 Panga 14, Tohatsu 20
Last edited by bradford; 01-14-2014 at 09:03 PM.
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