Laundry List 20' 1976 Seacraft

[Bushwacker]

. . . I'm on to the next project and I'm looking for recommendations:
1. I want to enclose the transom
2. put a dive/ swim platform on the back
3. paint the deck
4. paint the hull
5. new center console- old one is cracking/ broken where its screwed into the deck..
6. leaning post/ cooler seat (center console is low - capt's chairs currently).

I was told the transom enclosure- they go straight up from where the current storage compartments are located now- that would make a very wide transom (about 2 feet). Normal? Any new ideas for the transom- live bait well...? fold down seat (like I've seen on contenders?)..

Here's a slide show of what I did to mine. If you go with a bracket, I'd suggest you consider one of Don Herman's fiberglass brackets, which have the most flotation of any bracket made, and you won't have to worry about corrosion problems. Would also recommend using one of Don's rigging kits for a nice clean installation that keeps all the rigging below deck. If you run the rigging tube and hydraulic steering hoses straight across the swim platform into the transom like most folks do, it really clutters up the swim platform as well as the inside of the boat forward of the transom.