BA17 thank you I am really excited now that I see it in the boat. the cap fits really well with the flush deck , I tried to take a pic up in the bow of the toe to knee angle of where the hull hits your toes and where your knees are positioned but it doesn't look right in the pic. It is not bad at all and I think its well worth it.
I got the leaning post and Ed did a great job with it from Fabtech marine.
I got the template built for the forward bulkhead and I had a lot of problems getting a straight measurement because of the curvature and angle of the hull . there was a lot of head scratching. I finally got where it looks even with the top cap and the sides. gonna pull it out and transfer the template to one of the panels I layed up .
once I got the console in the boat with the deck I didn't like the engine box on the front of the console it was to high for me. Plus it was a nightmare trying to figure out how to make a mold for the well because the top was tapered in 3 different ways. I can now flatten the top and make a well with a flange on top to seal it. also I plan to make it into a seat.
I chopped 6" off the top of the old engine box and now looks much better.
the livewell will be around 50 gallons.
still have to cut the flange off were the hatch opened and and I might cut 2" out of the width and have the front taper in.
I forgot what shape and size rub rail fits on the 20 the nicest, I am debating on which steering system to use. I used baystar on the last boat, but was thinking of upgrading to a seastar system any thoughts?