fish box

awthacker · #1 10-16-2010, 10:00 AM

I was looking inside this hole in the floor of my '82 and thought that if I could insulate and glass it, it would make a nice fish box. Has anyone seen any similar modifications that I could use as reference or have any suggestions on the process of doing this

lumberslinger178 · #2 10-16-2010, 12:53 PM

I have a hinged one in the floor of my 87 dually and I have used it several times for fish / cooler ...Ive put a couple bags of ice and it stay for a couple days so that tells me it must be insulated ...mines rite behind the fuel tank most of the time its full of rope and junk.

Skools Out · #3 10-16-2010, 10:53 PM

must have round corners and best if light blue in color if you use as live well ever. insulate with 1 1/2" to 2 " house foam and glass up easy weekend project.

Blue_Runner · #4 10-18-2010, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberslinger178

I have a hinged one in the floor of my 87 dually and I have used it several times for fish / cooler ...Ive put a couple bags of ice and it stay for a couple days so that tells me it must be insulated ...mines rite behind the fuel tank most of the time its full of rope and junk.

Rope & "junk".......junk = cleaning supplies.

Wolf · #5 10-26-2010, 12:03 PM

I have a '78 V20 that I converted the storage box into a fish cooler or "catch all" works great, keeps ice for days..

awthacker · #6 10-27-2010, 06:14 PM

That's exactly what I'm looking to do. So... just fill it full with "Great Stuff", carve it out to form, then glass & paint? That should be manageable. Nice work on yours.

Wolf · #7 10-28-2010, 08:26 AM

That's all you do. I put a thru hull drain and a light in as well. I also put in a rubber mat that I got fom Home Depot to protect the fiberglass, Good luck.

captpete13 · #8 11-01-2010, 07:47 PM

I had the same opening on my boat that I turned into a fishbox. I used a plastic fish pond insert that I foamed into place. here is the link.
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ad.php?t=13214

garagenc · #9 11-02-2010, 05:08 PM

Fish Tip:

Just to let guys know something I found out. If you use cubed/crushed ice and pour it in the floor of the box instead of leaving it in bags, when you put fish in there the fish will only flop maybe 1 time and then lay quietly.

When I have laid bags or blocks the fish will flop around bloody themselves, making all kinds of noise scaring fish away.

awthacker · #10 11-03-2010, 09:07 PM

Most of the time they stop flopping after I run my spear through them, lol. Good icing definitely keeps them fresher and better tasting, though.