hunterfishercamper
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After using the bench seats for a while, I decided to redo the interior of the boat. I framed the entire front in with 2" aluminum angle and then used 1"x8" boards across the width where the seats were to support the upper deck. Its also supported lengthwise down the middle from the bow to the battery compartment with the aluminum channel. The lower deck is mounted directly onto the ribs running across the bottom. Upper deck is 1/2" plywood and the rest is 3/8". The upper deck is completely open underneath for storage. I will add a flush mount seat base (it will actually bolt directly onto the frame where the old front seat used to sit). This seat is going to have the 6 inch offset pedestal to allow for extra room for whoever is up there. There will be another base over the battery compartment that can be used while underway or in rough waters.
The port quarter box has a door which can open up allowing access to all the electrical connections. The door has a switch panel mounted on it. Also in this box will be the rear lights, trolling motor plug, and maybe a speaker. From this box I have run a piece of electrical conduit to the center of the boat. I built a battery compartment here (look at the newer wood on upper deck) that has enough room for two batteries plus two small storage areas for important things (maps, emergency kit, keys, etc). The conduit then runs from this cabinet under the front deck to the electrical connections in the bow. Here i will have trolling motor plug and a power outlet. I also plan to use the power wire on the truck's trailer wiring to charge the batteries in the boat whenever the truck is running. The conduit allows me pull more wires in the future without much hassle.
the starboard quarter box currently has two cup holders. i built it because i was going crazy not having the boat symmetrical. I have been trying to figure out if there is anything I can do with that starboard box that would make it more useful. I was thinking about adding a rod holder to both back boxes but that will wait until after i have seats installed. I am also going to run a piece of plywood from the rear box to the front deck on both sides. Here I will just have elastic netting to store odd items in.
I am planning to seal the interior then paint it a light grey. The decking will be treated then wrapped in navy blue carpet. I am going to paint the exterior but have no figured out colors or teh design yet.
The port quarter box has a door which can open up allowing access to all the electrical connections. The door has a switch panel mounted on it. Also in this box will be the rear lights, trolling motor plug, and maybe a speaker. From this box I have run a piece of electrical conduit to the center of the boat. I built a battery compartment here (look at the newer wood on upper deck) that has enough room for two batteries plus two small storage areas for important things (maps, emergency kit, keys, etc). The conduit then runs from this cabinet under the front deck to the electrical connections in the bow. Here i will have trolling motor plug and a power outlet. I also plan to use the power wire on the truck's trailer wiring to charge the batteries in the boat whenever the truck is running. The conduit allows me pull more wires in the future without much hassle.
the starboard quarter box currently has two cup holders. i built it because i was going crazy not having the boat symmetrical. I have been trying to figure out if there is anything I can do with that starboard box that would make it more useful. I was thinking about adding a rod holder to both back boxes but that will wait until after i have seats installed. I am also going to run a piece of plywood from the rear box to the front deck on both sides. Here I will just have elastic netting to store odd items in.
I am planning to seal the interior then paint it a light grey. The decking will be treated then wrapped in navy blue carpet. I am going to paint the exterior but have no figured out colors or teh design yet.