hey guys I know you need some entertainment so here you go. After beating the snot out of my boat in Captiva via trying to cross 3 foot breakers, running miles across a 1 foot chop, and being slammed into a barnicle covered dock in a wind storm overnight, the boat held up very well! Not a drop of water leaked into the boat and the livewell worked great, kept all my greenbacks alive and kicking even while cohabitating with the shrimp.
But during my adventures I knoticed I needed to correct a few things. First she needed some rod holders, so I'll be installing one in the front and one in the back for now. Next I needed an easier way to access the electronics so I purchased an inspection hatch just big enough to get my hand through. Finally, I needed to redo the hatches, something happened when I cut them out, they didn't retain the shape I wanted, so I'm giving it another shot
Shot of me water testing her on the first day.
cutting the hole for the front rod holder
front rod holder set in place
rear rod holder in place
hole cut for the inspection hatch
hatch set in place
cut out of the new hatch lid
I planned to put the hatches still fresh with glass down so they might hold their shape, here I laid down some wax paper so it won't stick
glass laid out about to be wetted out
panels wieghted so hopefully when they dry they will retain thier shape.
I'll be putting another coat of interlux brightside on later tonight, or tomorrow morning, this time I'll add some grip to it so we don't slide around when it gets a little wet. more updates to come.
