Deck Void Question

[reelapeelin]

Hey Phat...great use of found space!!..,.could ya put a flat bottom side to side across the V of the the bilge that would be at about the same level as the bottom of the fish-box...would make a dryer (not DRY) space of it and keep things from getting under the fish-box...and if ya remade the hatch-lid of starboard, the you'll never have to replace it again...cut that inside turned up lip away and looks like you could use 3/4"...I've got a piece I THINK would do that for ya...if ya wanna measure it and let me know, I'll check it out...

[phatdaddy]

thanks reel. i was actually talking to vic(fishful thinking) and he is doing a project now with some Ipe wood. it is the same stuff he made my dash out of. we were talking about making a hatch out of that. i thought about putting a false bottom in but never got around to it, now i just store things in square detergent buckets. if i can't hook up with vic, I'll let you know. thanks again.

[woodbutcher]

I like what Kamakazi did, however I was refering to the48" section of floor I have from the frount of my console to the step up for the casting deck. Today I got the wiring under the console stripped oout and pulled up the fuel cover. You can see from the pics that there is a bulkhead in front of the tank area with a hole cut into it. This area is empty up to the next bulkhead 16".
My current tank however is only 48" long so I am debating on a longer tank that will hold 55 gal instead of 40 like I have. If I go with the longer one I will move it further foward.

[Skools Out]

here's a layout of the stringers well in a 78 at least.