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Anybody here ever converted a bench seat into a livewell?
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<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 370470" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p>If I can ever find my card reader I'll get you pics of what I did - but I've been looking for a while for the little bugger and it might not be until black friday that I replace it. I used PVC sheeting to make a box and PVC angle on the outside to support it. Clear silicone caulk on the inside seams & cut-outs in the top for hatches. Once installed I back-filled around the sides and bottom with expanding urethane foam to prevent it from bowing outwards. Hopefully your decking will be sturdy enough for to support itself over the unsupported livewell, otherwise you'll just have to run ribs across the top of it as I did and lay your decking atop it.</p><p></p><p>You can't use the pink foam from a big box retailer and apply fiberglass directly to it without it dissolving, so forego that option. I wish I'd made the box structure out of FRP, supported the corners from the outside with thin aluminum angle riveted on and then fiberglass the inside corner edges over the rivets to get a nice clean seal. The PVC was just way too expensive (~$100 worth of materials vs. ~$50 had I made it from fiberglass in the first place.) </p><p></p><p>You could then surround that box with your pink foam for support and insulation if you don't want to get involved with mixing expanding urethane marine foam.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 370470, member: 13702"] If I can ever find my card reader I'll get you pics of what I did - but I've been looking for a while for the little bugger and it might not be until black friday that I replace it. I used PVC sheeting to make a box and PVC angle on the outside to support it. Clear silicone caulk on the inside seams & cut-outs in the top for hatches. Once installed I back-filled around the sides and bottom with expanding urethane foam to prevent it from bowing outwards. Hopefully your decking will be sturdy enough for to support itself over the unsupported livewell, otherwise you'll just have to run ribs across the top of it as I did and lay your decking atop it. You can't use the pink foam from a big box retailer and apply fiberglass directly to it without it dissolving, so forego that option. I wish I'd made the box structure out of FRP, supported the corners from the outside with thin aluminum angle riveted on and then fiberglass the inside corner edges over the rivets to get a nice clean seal. The PVC was just way too expensive (~$100 worth of materials vs. ~$50 had I made it from fiberglass in the first place.) You could then surround that box with your pink foam for support and insulation if you don't want to get involved with mixing expanding urethane marine foam. [/QUOTE]
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