Close to putting the new sole down
tanks are glassed in. made an ice box in the bow. All the buoyancy foam is in, I filled along the outside of the stringers, there really was not any room for anything else, plus there was not a good way to drain the empty space.
I have decided to make a leaning post/live well and forgo the big transom live well - will use the transom space for a fish box. Moving that weight forward did wonders for my weights ! With the way I have it now, the boat should sit on the same trim angle as a stock 23 with motor hanging directly on transom. Hopefully (if I have saved some weight) it will sit a that same angel, but 1/2" to 1" higher.
I bought a used console of CL that was very near to what I would have built - saved me some time.
because I dont have a liner bonded to the hull, I needed to extend the longitudinal stiffeners. Made some stringer extensions. 2" foam covered with 4 layers 1708 (foam is just there for a shape, non-structural)
foaming in chases - was able to get two 2" into each side
glassing in tanks
then they are coated in the coal tar to seal it all up - should drain off very easy
ice storage box located just forward of box stringers, sits on the stringer extensions I made, also there is a full transverse frame/bulkhead from the tip of the stringer extensions. The space all under the ice box is filled with foam. It not a huge space but it should hold 10 bags of ice to be used in the transom fish box as needed.
Will be looking for rigging ideas at Miami boat show.