Where do you put it

[bradford]

Primary anchor stays on the pulpit, rode goes through a closable stainless hawse pipe slightly to port and the rode is in a milk crate in the cuddy. Fire extinguisher is mounted to the inside gunnel behind the helm seat. Flares, tools, first aid kit etc are in dry boxes in the cuddy in the main storage compartment where many have a port a potty. I put a hinged hatch cover over this compartment which in addition to providing a lot more useable out of sight storage, makes going forward to work the anchor etc a lot easier without having to straddle the opening. I have an additional deck hatch inspired by Phatdaddy between the cuddy entry and the in deck "fish box". This houses two 1000 amp starting batteries plus a 1500 gph bilge pump. The "fishbox" has a second anchor and rode and a 5 gallon bucket inspired by Maco Joe. Life jackets set on the forward upper shelf in the cuddy along with dock fenders aft one on each side. The rear bilge has my oil tank and another 1500 gph bilge pump. In the upper rear hatches I keep a couple additional drain plugs for the bilge as well as the scuppers if needed. Also mooring lines and an emergency tow line. Deck brush and boat hook in the gunnel mount rod storage boxes.

[Destroyer]

The "storage under the deck" I mentioned in my first post is the same storage as is shown in the pictures that phatdaddy showed in his post. It's a great place to pick up several cubic feet of out of the way storage. You can buy the hatches @ West's or pretty much any marina.

[phatdaddy]

bradford, how did you mount the batteries below deck? i need to move some weight forward and am planing on relocating mine in the same hatch. i was thinking to attach 2 cleats to the stringers and put a shelf across the keel.


slight derail, sorry steplift

[bradford]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

bradford, how did you mount the batteries below deck? i need to move some weight forward and am planing on relocating mine in the same hatch. i was thinking to attach 2 cleats to the stringers and put a shelf across the keel.


slight derail, sorry steplift

Yep same thing. Tabbed in a shelf across the entire opening with a cut out in the rear to mount the bilge pump down in the bilge. Batteries are mounted in boxes. Mounted the battery switch to the bulkhead below the cuddy entrance. Battery cables are 1 gauge and are routed up under the helm station to the rigging "rings" that go back towards the engine.

[cfelton]

I keep almost everything ( spare parts, first aid kit, flare kit, ect) in a milk crate down in the bottom of the cabin. Anchor, extra bilge pump, rope, spare prop and other stuff under the three hatches in the main floor.

[twhrider2]

'78 I/O here... like most I try to organize everything in the cuddy. Looks good at start of trip, end of trip not so much lolol.

Really like the extra hatch on Phats boat, perfect place for forward batteries.

[bgreene]

Clear ( see through ) storage containers with snap down flanged lids.

All safety flares, and first aid in one container.

Other stuff in other containers. With the snap down lids and closure end handles, the stuff inside stays dry, and you don't have loose crap around in the cuddy.

[steplift20]

Same here. Start the trip looking organized then the blues come in and all he'll breaks loose. Going for the cooler,tackle,knife,gaff then just throw it all in. What a mess when I get back to dock,but at least I tried. Lol