KC_Jones
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This year I decided to rebuild the front decks, as part of that I raised them up as the area is primarily storage for me. The boat also needed a complete rewire as the previous owner surely wasn't an electrician. I did everything in aluminum and the intention is everything will be dry storage, this is the reason for all the U channel facing up. It's a work in progress as I ran out of sheet aluminum, and only budgeted 1 sheet this year. Oh well it happens. On a side note, I work for a company that does tons of sheet metal so the aluminum (0.090"x48"x120") only cost me $95.00 so that was part of my motivation.
I use this boat for crabbing on the Chesapeake bay, running trotline, which is what is shown in the blue tote. I generally have to take along a fair amount of equipment for this endeavor so I am trying to set the boat up to store all this stuff out of the way. It makes packing up to go easier and faster at the ramp (less loading from my truck).
One thing I learned, using solid rivets takes a certain knack, I think I have it now, but did screw a couple of them up.
Will post more pics as the work progresses, it's definitely not finished...are they ever?
I use this boat for crabbing on the Chesapeake bay, running trotline, which is what is shown in the blue tote. I generally have to take along a fair amount of equipment for this endeavor so I am trying to set the boat up to store all this stuff out of the way. It makes packing up to go easier and faster at the ramp (less loading from my truck).
One thing I learned, using solid rivets takes a certain knack, I think I have it now, but did screw a couple of them up.
Will post more pics as the work progresses, it's definitely not finished...are they ever?