After reading the posts about cleaning and painting bilge and getting an additional 33 lbs off the boat I figured why not, its cold outside, snowing and not going to get to the lake unless I drive south for about 6 hrs. figured I may as well get to work. Shout out to drew tick on the ionics batteries and battery trays that I picked up back in May 2019 and Mike Express for the details on the battery charger relocation. Applicable links are below.
http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=744082&highlight=my+ranger+lost+3 3+lbs%21
http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=1020666