In the bow we plan to keep the dry storage and fishbox as is.
The aft under deck baitwell gets converted to another fishbox or more dry storage. I have my eye on a leaning post baitwell that will mount above deck. I think the ones below deck are not a good idea.
We'll not use the gutter on the sides except at the last 10" or so and maybe across the transom but maybe these go away too. We'll won't cut the gutter off, except where it punches the full fill hose. The old gutter will provide stiffness to the deck sole/deck sides joint. We'll pattern the new deck and lay it up off the boat. The bottom of the new deck will land where the top of the current one was. We left a lip all around to support the new one and help make installation easier. This will put us about an inch higher than the original. I've heard of drainage problems and one trick the sailboat folks use is to plumb 90º scuppers and drain it out the opposite side of the boat. This way if me and a couple of big fishermen are working a fish in the aft corner of the cockpit, even though our feet are below the waterline, the hole leads to the other side which is hopefully not. I was thinking 115 hp ETEC but everybody's telling me I need a 150. Thoughts? I have a good source for Evinrude, although I'm partial to Yamaha the weight needs to be considered.
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