Thread: some extra storage space was needed

Having a 4.2 meter boat I was always finding myself struggling to store gear and keep the floor clear of stuff, tackle boxes, bait, etc so I built a transom storage box which houses my fuel and oil tanks, plus batteries as well as an Esky and baitbox.

I was originally going to use 9mm Marine ply but it was going to be way to heavy so I used 5mm which I glued and screwed, I also added a large vent at the rear to vent the petrol tanks. To make the esky I used polystyrene foam then lined it with 3mm plastic sheet, also fitted a tap to let the ice drain out.

The whole project costed approx $150.

Originally Posted by Chenz

Looks the goods. I would be a bit wary of those plastic rod holders. I had some on my lst boat and within a very short period of time they got very brittle, cracked and fell apart.

I would not be putting a good rod in them fishing for anything big while trolling as the strain on them if you get a strike will see them give up the ghost pretty easily.

Hmm I had planned on putting my steel rod holders in them to use for trolling. I think I'll keep my current method of using rod holders on the gunnels. A mate has some ripper stainless ones on his boat but their 80 bucks each, ouch. As for carpet I bought mine from mitre10, was the most expensive part of the job.