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Also if any one knows a simple way to make a fish box. I may just make my own to fit up front. Kinda like a coffin with the rounded fronts. Thanks
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I agree with everything IslandTrader said. Though not simple, there is a
simpler way to make boxes than strick's. If you don't care about fit and finish, you can buy foam sheet that won't dissolve in poly resin, build a box with bottom and four sides and laminate it inside and out with a couple layers of 1808 and glass mat. Shoot it with some paint after you sand it a little and you've got a box that doesn't look very pretty, but will serve the intended purpose. Of course you also have to make a lid. The lid can be made with a lip or a groove around the outside to keep it from sliding off the box. Commercial fishermen often use boxes made using this type of rough hewn layup method.
On the other hand, if you
DO care about fit and finish, do what strick does. Build a one-off mold, lay up your box, insulate it with sheet foam glued in place, or canned foam squirted on, and then build a similar exterior for the box the same way. As IslandTrader said, it takes a lot of planning. But I think the results are worth the effort. I'm going with strick's method because I want the finished boat to look like it had a custom restoration done by a professional.
Dave