Trayder , CSN - et al....
Yeah - God bless that 20-20 hindsight thing !!!
fortuneately, too cold now to do any glassing outside, so got a good winter stretch to think about this, and tackle it in the spring.
Things I know -
gone is the dictum of "keep it original"
I hate where the battery is located, stock, down in the starboard hatch, tucked up against the hull side - a pain in the butt to pull out just for winterization.
The thru hull, down draft scuppers work just fine. Don't want to raise the floor - I like a deep boat, good freeboard inside and out, actually wish this was a little deeper (maybe I just need to get a 23 [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img])
I got used to, but still don't like, the deep outboard notch, need/ want to cover my butt
easy access for maintenance is always key,
enable dual battery install,
dual bilge pump install
increase stowage if possible
the baitwell can go - I'm not a live bait fisherman, anyways
so, somewhere between the 20 MA, Riffy's rebuild, and yours, are the essential elements of the cure...
So Nick - whadda ya waitin on - git to it, mon !! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Bill
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