fish hold

[Rscottdds]

What's the best way to deal with ice, blood and the mess that ends up in the fish hold? It has a drain hole but I don't want all that stuff running down under the gas tank into the bilge. On my previous boat I had a macerator pump installed under the drain hole that would suck it dry. Cant do that here as there is no access. I was thinking of getting an insert or fish bag. Any thoughts?
-Robert

[randlemanboater]

I agree with you...dont want fish slim in the bildge.

I use a big cooler for fish and use the floor box for bumpers and rope.

[Rscottdds]

I'd rather not have a cooler taking up deck space. Some of the fishing we do can get quite "Chinese firedrillish" and coolers can get in the way. Its an I/O and the engine cover is already an issue.

-Robert

[smokeonthewater]

CREATE access and install a macerator

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by smokeonthewater

CREATE access and install a macerator

What he said. Buy a $15 acces panel, cut a hole, 5200 the bejezus out of it, and screw it in place.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

What he said. Buy a $15 acces panel, cut a hole, 5200 the bejezus out of it, and screw it in place.

Yup. not a hard job. I put one (a hatch) in near my captains chair in an area that had a huge void in it but no access to it. Now I have a nice, large, under deck storage area that previously was just wasted space. It's actually a fairly easy thing to do. Most hatches come with an installation template. Just scribe the cutout onto your deck, cut it out, and then screw and caulk the hatch into place. Easy.