this years winter project

[reelapeelin]

Capt, you got some great lookin' work goin' on there...one question though and admittedly, I might not be seeing something...the sections between the bulkheads appear to be well sealed off from each other with no way for water to run to the stern should it get into those sections sooner or later...also keep in mind I've never done this level of work, but should there be a way for water to find it's way aft from inside those areas?...

[captpete13]

your right reel. I don't plan on any water getting into those areas. the aft one is for the gas tank and the fwd one is for the fishbox. the pvc running down the keel will drain any water from fwd of the fishbox to the aft bilge. I really lucked out today. One of the guys I work with started to make a pen for his alligator but never finished it. Now he gave away the gator and he said I could have the pen for its plywood to use on my project. Also in the pen is a rectangular shaped pond tub. It looked like it might work for my fishbox. So I put it in the boat for a test fit. IT FITS PERFECT! Once its foamed in place it should work just fine. I'm going to put a 1 1/2" drain in the bottom and plumb it to a macerator for pumping it out. Here are some pics. Let me know what you guys think. Sure beats building one out of plywood and fiberglass.

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

Captpete, no disrespect to you or your work(is really amazing), but water eventualy WILL get there, even condesation. What i would do in your case now is i would drill some holes on the PVC tube just for the "in case water gets there" theory. When you make your cover for your gas tank you will have to install an inspection plate, maybe two of them, those things leak after a while. I would think it twice about no drains between bulkheads before i cover the floor.

[captpete13]

I had thought about drilling some drain holes in the pvc in the event of water leaking in. But then standing bilge water will always be able to wick up into the foam. The bilge is never dry. The way the pump is setup there is always about 2" of water back there that the pump can't get out. I think I would rather calk the s**t out of everything as I put it together. Plus I figure if everthing if foamed in properly there is no room for condensation.

[cfelton]

Excellent work there Captpete! Looks like you've got everything under control. The only thing I would consider is as others said and drill maybe 3/8-1/2in. holes in that drain pipe next to your keel. I often wonder how the water gets in, but it ALWAYS seem to find a way into your bilge. I keep a really nice boat cover on my V and keep it under the front of an old store next door out of the weather. The other day I went out to winterize it, raised the bow up and found about 5 gallons of water in the bilge. I guess it blew up under the shed roof and seeped through the cover somehow. Water can splash into the rod holders, bilge vents and deck hatches and always seem to find a way in. When I rebuilt my V, I could see where water got in and sat in the bilge causing rot and damage that I replaced.

[nymack66]

Guy's when I open my Tank area it was sealed off also with no drains etc. I insert a new polymer tank and marine foamed (close cell foam) it back in.
The top of my tank is curved in naturally so if any water penetrates in or condensation I would have see the accumulation on top of the tank, Just out of curiosity I opened one of the inspection hatch cover and have never seen any traces of water, I however saw 2 stroke oil this was because I did not tighten the fuel sender screws correctly which I have since corrected. I finished a tube of 5200 sealing the seam around the deck.
My thought process was I wanted to isolate this area in case the Tank pops a hole and leaks fuel, at lease it will be contained to this area only and will not hit the bilge pump and I go Kabul :)




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[nymack66]

Originally Posted by captpete13

your right reel. I don't plan on any water getting into those areas. the aft one is for the gas tank and the fwd one is for the fishbox. the pvc running down the keel will drain any water from fwd of the fishbox to the aft bilge. I really lucked out today. One of the guys I work with started to make a pen for his alligator but never finished it. Now he gave away the gator and he said I could have the pen for its plywood to use on my project. Also in the pen is a rectangular shaped pond tub. It looked like it might work for my fishbox. So I put it in the boat for a test fit. IT FITS PERFECT! Once its foamed in place it should work just fine. I'm going to put a 1 1/2" drain in the bottom and plumb it to a macerator for pumping it out. Here are some pics. Let me know what you guys think. Sure beats building one out of plywood and fiberglass.

Please don't laugh at me Guy's if this is silly for reasons I don't know. Why not seal off the area and use it without any insert at all for your fish box? Will the material this insert you are trying to use hold up to the elements?

[captpete13]

the reason for the liner is I want to be an insulated fishbox with a macerator pumpout. In the event that actually ever catch a keeper fish it will keep well in there. And when I'm done I can pump out any blood,scales,etc out of it with no problems. That tub is actually an outdoor fish pond that you put in the ground. It looks pretty durable. After its foamed in it should be bullet proof.

[nymack66]

"Blood and Scales" love it :) See I am 2 focus on Beer and Wine stored in this area :) lost sight of the fact this can and was meant to be a mean fishing machine ..I will agree with your approach seal the bulkheads off and foam it in..

[captpete13]

I'm being optimistic with the "blood and scales". More realistic though it will be used as a beer cooler. No new pics yet. The other day I tabbed the fore and aft bulkheads to the remaining floor. I also tabbed in 2" strips of plywood around the floor cutout so when I put the floor back down it has something to rest on. I had to order a special low profile 1 1/2" 90 degree drain for the fishbox. It came in yesterday. Maybe today I will work on the fishbox plumbing. Tomorrow and Friday are supposed to be warmer. If thats the case I'm not going to work on the boat. I want to get out on my quad.