Bimini top or T-Top?

[Mike Answeeney]

I think you gave it to me once but i don't know where it is. Send me an email with it.

[John Jones]

I tried the livewell in the front half of my 22-2.  Too much bouncing up there.  Sloshes water every where and beats the bait all to hell.  I moved it to the back under the leaning post.

[Mike Answeeney]

I just found that on Ebay from St Pete.  Same guy?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BOAT-MAR ... 0091426763

[LilRichard]

It sure seems to be.

JJ- I agree... I would never have a livewell any farther forward than my leaning post... too much movement.  I was just mentioning that you can get a center console from them... however it does not contain a livewell.

[Mike Answeeney]

Yea, i've found a console with a cooler or live well in front of it.  Not too excited about that.

The link Scott posted "commandcenterseating" has some small stand-alone wells that mount under the leaning post.

The live well / leaning post that Richard put up is pretty nice.  I found another one just like the one in the picture above but has storage under the cousion area.  I like that.

I'm going to have a 26" outboard bracket off the transum. I certianly don't want too much weight in the back but i don't want to beat the bait to death either.  I'll probally move the console forward a bit and integrate the well into or under the leaning post.

Thanks for the great advice everyone!

[LilRichard]

Mike- who is rebuilding your boat?

[Mike Answeeney]

Hey Richard,

I went with Stem to Stern off of Hillsbrough Ave.  Good references, knowledgable owner.  He had a nice older Proline in progress that he had created a new "poured composite" transum, reformed the all the stringers (glass over foam), new cap and was rebuilding the deck.  That's about the same things I'm having done.

About 6 months is the estimated schedule to complete.

[Mike Answeeney]

Hey guys,

I'm going to put a fresh water tank below deck to wash off with, clean the deck while fishing, etc.

Any recommendations on tank size? Plastic or aluminum?

Thanks!

[RickK]

Hi Mike, here's my $.02.
I just received a 40 gal plastic tank today.  http://www.plastic-mart.com/class.php?item=716  Comparable prices with some, better than most.
I got the biggest tank that the 230 could hold knowing that it must last me through days of camping.  I also have a raw water system to wash the boat down during those days and will use fresh water for rinsing bodies, dog, dishes, making coffee, etc and only at the end of the trip for washing the boat down (maybe the windshield throughout the trip).
My suggestion is I would think about having both - unlimited raw water via a thru-hull for rough washing of the boat (you might be able to share this thru-hull with something else) and then maybe 15-20 gallons of fresh for rinsing off bodies during the day's trip and then the boat at the end. Won't require much fresh if you do the job first with the raw water. If you only have fresh, it'll go fast - too fast.
I purchased a Johnson 70psi pump (Boaters World $125 for everything) for the raw water - read about it here and it works GREAT and had previously bought a FloJet 40psi for the freshwater - had I known how good the Johnson works, I'd have bought 2.  The Flo-jet should be fine for fresh water.  I have 2 different delivery systems (sources, pump, hoses, and spray nozzles) and won't mix the two so I don't contaminate the fresh water hose.  If I had one hose I guess I could always try to remember to use the hose with raw first and fresh through it last but.... what were we talking about....

The link above has tons of different tank sizes and takes just 2 weeks to get them to you.  Approx $5 / fitting installed where you want them too (some places wanted 45-150 per, depending on what I wanted).

Pix to follow - I should be putting it in this weekend.

[Mike Answeeney]

That's funny, just after I posted, I went Google'n and and found the Plastic-mart site.  They look like nice tanks.

The raw water system in addition to fresh water is great advice, thanks.

Any concern with a plastic tank under the deck though?

[RickK]

Unfortunately I don't have an answer for that since mine will be accessable and I'll be able to take it out if desired.
The tank looks and feels to be a heavy duty one. 3/8" walls.

[LilRichard]

Mike- there is no concern with the plastic tank under the deck- I have had a few that way.  Have them build an access pie plate over the tank so that you can get to the clean out and fittings, if necessary.

[Mike Answeeney]

Hey Rick, I'm ordering a 25 gallon tank from Plastic-Mart (thanks for the tip) but I'm wondering what size fittings would be best.  I also saw the Johnson kit. Nice. What size hose fitting is the pump, 1/2"? I'm assuming that would be the same size fitting needed on the tank.

[RickK]

The Johnson pump has both 1/2 and 3/4" fittings (I think) so I had a 3/4" female NPT fitting for the outlet (that I put a 3/4" hose barb on) and a 1/2" female NPT vent fitting put in.  I didn't get an inlet fitting put in, instead, I had an 8" access hole put in on the top.  I use that to clean the inside of the tank and to fill it.  I ran 3/4" food quality hose everywhere.