Wooly Russ
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As I mentioned in my first post, getting a boat rigged to fit one's needs takes time. Winter is a great time for boat projects, as I tend to be a fair weather fisherman.(I have more enjoyable things to do when the weather is nasty) So far, this is sample of what I have been able to make the time to do.
My main goal was to tidy up the cable and wiring, and eliminate the hole that used to route the fuel line and battery cable. What good are drains for a splashwell, when there is a bigger hole into the boat that cables run through. There wasn't even a boot around the cables! Also, the fuel fill/vent, was mounted flush to the bottom of the splashwell. I think you know were some of that water would end up if any backwash came aboard.
The secondary goal was to create more space under the splashwell for a cooler that could be used as a fish box.
The first project involved machining a riser for the fuel fill/vent. Next was rerouting the cables and lines to the same cut out used by the steering cable. Also a plug was machined to fill the old cable hole. I added a battery switch, wired in a couple of downrigger recepticles, and moved the oil resevoir from the starboard side to the port side, beside the battery. This opened up the space needed for a cooler. Getting the cableing organized also made it easier to hook up the new Yamaha T9.9 kicker, but that's another story.
The second project was more that I was looking for something to do, than necessity. I thought a drawer mounted in the space above the battery would be a handy spot to store tools or other hardware needed when fishing. I had some scrap aluminum square tube that a section was used to build the drawer front, and some HDPE for the sides and back. The sides are tapered, so that when the drawer is closed, it shuts tight to the bottom of the splashwell, so nothing will try to jump out, and the drawer won't rattle.
Enough wordiness for one day, but I'll try to share some of details of other projects in the future.
What kind of storage projects have you done?
My main goal was to tidy up the cable and wiring, and eliminate the hole that used to route the fuel line and battery cable. What good are drains for a splashwell, when there is a bigger hole into the boat that cables run through. There wasn't even a boot around the cables! Also, the fuel fill/vent, was mounted flush to the bottom of the splashwell. I think you know were some of that water would end up if any backwash came aboard.
The secondary goal was to create more space under the splashwell for a cooler that could be used as a fish box.
The first project involved machining a riser for the fuel fill/vent. Next was rerouting the cables and lines to the same cut out used by the steering cable. Also a plug was machined to fill the old cable hole. I added a battery switch, wired in a couple of downrigger recepticles, and moved the oil resevoir from the starboard side to the port side, beside the battery. This opened up the space needed for a cooler. Getting the cableing organized also made it easier to hook up the new Yamaha T9.9 kicker, but that's another story.
The second project was more that I was looking for something to do, than necessity. I thought a drawer mounted in the space above the battery would be a handy spot to store tools or other hardware needed when fishing. I had some scrap aluminum square tube that a section was used to build the drawer front, and some HDPE for the sides and back. The sides are tapered, so that when the drawer is closed, it shuts tight to the bottom of the splashwell, so nothing will try to jump out, and the drawer won't rattle.
Enough wordiness for one day, but I'll try to share some of details of other projects in the future.
What kind of storage projects have you done?
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