Here's what I'm thinking

[kamikaze]

I'm starting to draw up plans for my spring project on my 74 CC and was wondering if the group had some insight on an additional side project I've been considering.

The basic driver for the project of ripping up the deck is to *move the below deck, 55 gallon, fuel tank farther forward by 2 - 3 feet *to better balance/level the boat when it sits in the water. *Although is may sound extreme, I'm not happy with the way the boat sits and handles since I installed a 26" setback bracket. * *Besides, *when I fish off the stern, *the additional weight lowers the hull in the water enough to *allow water to enter through the *scuppers and that in itself drives me nuts!

However, with the deck up, now would be the time to make all the interior mods I want before refitting and painting the interior once and for all.

The question I have for the group is you think that if I remove the casting deck, making the deck one continuous level , *the strength or integrity of the hull upfront will still be sufficient to punch through waves after wards. *I know that several years of the newer CC were configured this way but does anyone know if the hull was beefed up to support it?

Since my boat is wrapped up for winter, I used a pic of On_The_Fly rig to show what I want to do.

Current configuration


Here's a mock up of what I want it to do. *Remove the deck and add a small locker with a hatch up front to store the anchor and such.



Any input/suggestions would be appreciated.

Kamikaze