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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tin Man" data-source="post: 495685" data-attributes="member: 7021">Yes, his set up is great.  I will use the area above small bench for storage after I create a TM deck and face.  One option I have been considering is to place the battery at very front of floor deck.  After finding the stout floor stiffeners and trimming floor so it doesn't rub, I feel confident the battery (in a small ice chest to spread load) will be secure and well supported (the ice chest is just to spread the battery weight some).  Ice chest will be strapped to small front bench and the battery fastened to floor of ice chest. At least that's what I'm thinking right now. Although I do like the idea of battery below small bench as what RBW has done. I'll do some more planning and see what I come up with.  Need to get the floor/deck completed.  Attached are pics of floor after grinding away some aluminum; between 1/4" to 1/2" along starboard and port sides was removed.I will now add some thin rubber over the area where it was previously rubbing to clean up that area (aesthetics) and extend rubber about 1" below the new floor edge.  This will be to protect hull when the floor flexes under heavy load of passengers.  I will also be using the trim molding along the edge of the floor sides.</blockquote>