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<blockquote data-quote="davidj65" data-source="post: 523299" data-attributes="member: 34157">Thanks, that is helpful.&nbsp; That&#039;s about what I am planning.&nbsp; I was originally thinking aluminum, but I think 5/8 cdx, sealed with epoxy and covered with the vinyl that the rest of the deck has.&nbsp; I do need some sort of hatch storage, so I&#039;m not sure about how to proceed with that(open to suggestions on that). Not necessarily dry hatches, but eventually I&#039;d like to put a couple LifePo batteries under the front deck after my lead acid batteries wear out.&nbsp; And an anchor, ropes, etc.&nbsp; I thought about making a lift-out hatch out of solid teak with slat-type design for venting, and possibly putting the gas tank under there as well.On this boat, the seat height is comfortable for me for casting.&nbsp; Gunnel height, I&#039;d be in the water in no time.&nbsp; &nbsp; A big part of the reason I want to do this is that the entire bow is just really inefficient.&nbsp; I rarely have a passenger, the bench is too small to really cast from, and the space between the benches gets cluttered.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="davidj65, post: 523299, member: 34157"] Thanks, that is helpful. That's about what I am planning. I was originally thinking aluminum, but I think 5/8 cdx, sealed with epoxy and covered with the vinyl that the rest of the deck has. I do need some sort of hatch storage, so I'm not sure about how to proceed with that(open to suggestions on that). Not necessarily dry hatches, but eventually I'd like to put a couple LifePo batteries under the front deck after my lead acid batteries wear out. And an anchor, ropes, etc. I thought about making a lift-out hatch out of solid teak with slat-type design for venting, and possibly putting the gas tank under there as well. On this boat, the seat height is comfortable for me for casting. Gunnel height, I'd be in the water in no time. A big part of the reason I want to do this is that the entire bow is just really inefficient. I rarely have a passenger, the bench is too small to really cast from, and the space between the benches gets cluttered. [/QUOTE]

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