heres an update guys. got the motor to turn over yesterday and feeling pretty confident that it will be running soon. tx to a lot of help from you guys and skoolz especially. got the bow rail off. it came off pretty ez, guess i was lucky. i am thinking of adding another compartment in the floor, aft of the gas tank, for batteries and oil tank. if i cut very carefully, do you guys think i can use the piece i cut out for the lid? also, do you think it will be deep enough for a bucket? tx guys