I have street signs I bought from the reycling facility near my house for the decking. Between the support beams I am putting in three hatches for storage and the livewell. Everything will be riveted except where the beams attach to the actual boat. I am bolting them down so I can remove the whole platform. This way I can fix any problems without the hassle of removing rivets.
So I attached the hinges,covers, added the side bracing and put the cooler in that will be my live well. I have the deck completed but I'm waiting for the rain to stop before taking more photos.
It's made from a traffic sign and is pretty thick. I'm guessing an 1/8" thick. The signs cost me $20 at the recycle facility and the bracing was $40 at a fabricator. all together it cost me a little over $80 to do this.
Sorry for the delay...It's most of the way finished now. I need to straighten a few things out but it has been working well. The sides are riveted down so I have the three compartments in the middle.
The furthest back compartment holds my live well and the middle compartment holds the battery. I designed my live well after the "Live Well Project" on this site(thanks Russ010). I also left the ends open for sliding my rod tips into. I still need to install a switch for the live well and I need to add lights. The whole thing is bolted down and I plan on taking it off soon to paint it. I am also trying to rebuild my transom mounted trolling motor so I'll post more when I finish.
Ive been lurking for a while, looking at all the posts and mod designs. I really like yours, but had a question. Did you cover the deck in any type of carpet or nonskid material? It seems like the aluminum would get slippery when wet. Have you had any issues with that?