Cutting floor to add storage area

[brianct12]

OK guys - *has anyone done, or thought, about doing this. *My boat is a 1988 ... and in the floor .... *has a livewell/storage forward between the seats .... the gas tank mid-ways .... and a 3' section at the back of the boat .. between the gas tank and the splashwell. * This 3' area is dead space. * I can peak into the bilge from the splashwell ... and see all the way up to the cross bulkhead at the gas tank. *Sooo, why not cut the floor and gain access to this area for storage - *maybe rope, or anchor, or bumpers, etc. * Cover the cutout with a rectangular access hatch lid. * What do you think ? * Did I describe this clearly ? *

I believe 1988 and newer have this floor design ... 1987 and older have a different layout of the gas tank and livewells. * I believe this is also the model year changeover for the raised floor. My 1988 has the cockpit floor level with the cuddy door bottom .... and I notice 1987 and older models have the floor several inches lower than the cuddy door bottom. I prefer the lower floor of the older boats .... but I think Wellcraft raised the floor to get a better functioning self-draining cockpit.