Need Ideas for slight re-layout for fishing - sweetwater24sc

[bassman2]

What a neat place this is! Very informative and looks like good people here to me! I've already picked up several tips on setting my toon up with a trolling motor!

I just bought a used but very nicely maintained Sweetwater 24sc - I has double front bench / loungers that fold out into a bed.

I'd like to remove one or both bench seats - and replace with a rod holder or rod locker - and storage box - I also need to make a spot for 2 trolling motor batteries. I also contemplated reducing my railing to make a bigger front deck area for fishing.

Here's where I run into problems:

I can't seem to find any rod lockers that would mount along the rails (like some of the factory options on some fishing models). I'd also like to find some storage box / seat options that don't fill with water if it rains.

At this point I'm thinking about making a custom locker / storage area and just giving up on finding something I can buy and use easily.

I'm looking for ideas, lessons learned, pictures, links!

Thanks!!!

[RcgTexas]

My boat has a fish deck forward of the playpen with a two fish seats. we use vertical holders for rods while running. I think there are pics in my rebuild thread . There's a link below.

[bassman2]

Here's a screen shot of one idea I like for storage boxes or something similar to tuck batteries into - but I can't seem to find any pre-fab examples to purchase.

Thanks for the link - what a project!

[RcgTexas]

I like that ! for fishing it would be hard to beat.

[bassman2]

Now that I'm back in the right section....

I bought a godfrey bait/box console with the rounded front - designed to fit at the front of the pontoon - from great lakes skipper.

This should make a great battery box - close to my trolling motor. I removed one 6ft long seat - and bought a flip seat from pontoon stuff. Now I just have to find a way to secure fishing rods vertically inside a locking container about 16" wide.

Boat outfitters has a nice box out of starboard - but they want $380ish for it.