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You can jig it out. I removed mine because there are some trick angles towards the back of it. But I just drilled a starter hole and ran the jig saw through it and yes it is strong enough to walk on and even jump on.
After a good washdown I have water in there so if you were gonna keep batteries in there I would build them up off the floor
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime. 85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl" 1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it 2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt" 
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03-25-2012, 04:09 PM
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i finally cut the bottom of the rear fishbox out on my 1984 20' fisherman center console prompted by the fuel tank needing repair. Wasn't difficult to cut out and am considering moving batteries and oil tank there. not sure why the pvc pipe was broke inside . found a lot of dirt inside , how did wellcraft think it would ever get cleaned out without access to that area ?
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03-26-2012, 07:05 AM
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Bottom line is if you have a boat, you have a DIRT MAGNET!!...and unless you are among the fortunate folks who enjoy inside storage(and you know who you are...lol!!), you're gonna be cleaning that puppy out from time to time...
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06-24-2012, 06:28 PM
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Ok. I wound up removing the fish box liner or tub with a jigsaw. I cleaned up the area and mounted my battery and remote oil tank inside. I know water drained to the back bilge area but now wonder if I should have opened it up with a larger drainhole? The rain water just drains very slowly into the bilge pump area from the old live well . Worried that a large rainstorm might fill that area faster than it drains off into the bilge pump area and short out the battery or get water into my oil tank.
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06-25-2012, 07:45 AM
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Mine does the same. There is actually a little ridge on mine so that area never really dries. But I also haven't had it fill up to much and certainly to overflow. I just made sure the water had a nice clean path to run to the bilge once the boat got up on an angle
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime. 85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl" 1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it 2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt"
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06-25-2012, 10:13 AM
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Hello, Im new to the forum, but have been watching for some time. I have the 1988 center console and all the fish box liners are permanently glassed in. I guess wellcraft realized there was a problem with the design because the box you are speaking of is only a hatch with no liner in it on my boat. I thought it was wasted space too, but its great access to wash out the bilge and I also plan to use that space to mount a livewell pump and saltwater washdown pump. Also on my list of things to do is to drain the fish box you are talking about directly through the hull, so it doesn't drain into the bilge. I spend alot of time rinsing that bilge afer fish juice is draining into it all day. On the topic of fishboxes, would anyone happen to have a cover for the front fish box for an 88 cc? I attached a pic, its the more aft and longer cover. My buddy's rear end went through it in some rough seas. Been looking for another one for a while now and would gladly pay cash or trade one of the fingers from my left hand.
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06-25-2012, 12:31 PM
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime. 85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl" 1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it 2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt"
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