FYI Gilly and Sailor . . . there is a lot of room outboard of the baitwell, probably 6-8" between hull and baitwell. All you have to do is install a watertight Phyi plate in the port wall of the baitwell as shown in attached pic. I found a half dozen drain plugs and scupper plugs in there that had rolled back and fallen down thru the gap between the cockpit shelf and the inner liner/side of seat, after I cut the access hole! Makes a handy place to store spray bottles, bilge cleaner, OB oil, etc. One of the bracket bolts when right thru the original baitwell water inlet/outlet area (Don filled in that hole with some Coosa), so I had to add a thru hull for overflow/outlet and another water inlet to keep it functional.
Sailor, installing a watertight hatch in the splashwell is a good idea, as it will give you access to a lot of storage under there. After I installed a hatch there, I was able to install a Racor fuel filter and trim tab pump in that area, plus it made it much easier to access the bilge pump. When he installed the bracket, Don cut out the entire splashwell, and I was able to install a hinged seat over that area, and I also installed the E-TEC oil tank there. Second pic show how much volume is under there. I'm also able to carry 3 fenders in that area after I added the seat/hatch.
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