Post by Brian on Jun 6, 2014 16:06:04 GMT -5
Well, I did it...
Got a nasty surprise when the front was cut off... Turns out the floor inside the console is raised about 1.5" above the cockpit deck. The console was set down around the "hump" and glued/screwed to it.
On the plus side, the console is mounted rock solid and will never leak, on the negative side, it ended up costing double what the fiberglass guy estimated and was not what I envisioned when I set out to get this mod done. There was no going back though. I think it will be OK though since it worked out that the raised area is just right for a bait tank or a cooler slid to the front (so the lid will open from the front). I can even mount low profile tie-downs on the sides of the raised platform so that they are not sticking up from the deck.
Now just waiting on Ron Vest (not holding my breath). I might add a divider/filterbox to that old cooler in the meanwhile. No hurry though since I don't plan to fish until the summertime booger-eaters are off the lake.
Got a nasty surprise when the front was cut off... Turns out the floor inside the console is raised about 1.5" above the cockpit deck. The console was set down around the "hump" and glued/screwed to it.
On the plus side, the console is mounted rock solid and will never leak, on the negative side, it ended up costing double what the fiberglass guy estimated and was not what I envisioned when I set out to get this mod done. There was no going back though. I think it will be OK though since it worked out that the raised area is just right for a bait tank or a cooler slid to the front (so the lid will open from the front). I can even mount low profile tie-downs on the sides of the raised platform so that they are not sticking up from the deck.
Now just waiting on Ron Vest (not holding my breath). I might add a divider/filterbox to that old cooler in the meanwhile. No hurry though since I don't plan to fish until the summertime booger-eaters are off the lake.
