[macojoe]

I have the same boat as Brian with the deck hatches covered with wood covers. And the small cuddy. But you can fit alot in that cuddy if your not going to be laying down in there!! And all stays nice and dy!
With the cuddys you have a ton of floor space to fight them fish. I have removed the back to back seat and add a 2nd captins chair to the other side.
I to had the 165 IO but have removed it and added a bracket with a out board now. So I have ben able to add another 25 gas tank to the back were the old engin use to be so i now can carry 65 gal gas insyead of 40 gal. That is the only thing that this cuddy model that they had only a 40 gal. and made for short trips.

Go cuddy young man!!