Okay guys,
Here's the latest upgrade to my boat and how I did it. Someone asked that I take pictures as I go and here they are.
First I use the template to make the spot that I want to place the tray at. I was a bit nervous because I had to be careful of the hatches that were close by and the reinforced wood underneath the floor that was part of the pedal stool set up.
this next picture shows you where my pedal had been screwed down previously and where the template had been outlined with a black magic marker.
Next, cut the carpet...here we go!
After cutting the carpet away, I used my cordless tools to begin cutting the floor. Underneath I have a 1" thick deck that has some foam with it, and one cross support as you will see in the next picture. The jig saw has a 30grit blade on it. My circular saw has a regular rip cut blade.
To notch out the support board running across I first used a hand saw with a skinny blade to cut down the sides. I then used my drill with the largest drill bit I had to make a hole for my jig saw blade and continued with the jig saw to cut out the notch portion of the support board. I had to do some carpet cutting to get to the board, but kept it for further use.
I used the carpet that I cut away to cover the exposed portions of the support board and to help make a snug fit for the tray.
After that I placed my tray in to see how it fit, like a glove, and then took it back out to place a good line of silicone caulk around the edges before screwing down the tray.
And now here is the final product with my pedal installed.
I still have to do something with my drain tube, but will work on that later this week. I can't wait to actually go fishing with this set up. I do need to do some tweaking on my trolling motor and foot pedal with it now being in the tray, but it looks and feels great so far!
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You'll never want another boat without it! Good fishin. 