this years winter project

[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.

[captpete13]

I was able to get the drain in the fishbox and run the hose up the starboard side of the boat. Its a really nice low profile 90 degree drain. With any luck I will be able to foam it in tomorrow morning. Then I'm going riding

[captpete13]

latest update..
I finally got a new gas tank. I went with a moeller 55gal plastic tank. The fitment is great. Its a little shorter than the original so I will probably add another bulkhead behind it to keep it in place. Now I'm a little more motivated to work on the boat. More progress should be made real soon.

[joeturse]

Looks good Pete.What is the model number on your tank.Would be good to know in case I need to do the same on my V20 some time in the future.
Thanks
Joe