transom fishbox

doublecorona · 11-01-2007, 07:26 PM

I want to install a transom fishbox on my 46' Post; am looking for a fiberglass shop that makes one that I can buy and install. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks....

Verado06 · 11-02-2007, 01:26 PM

be careful. it is nice to have but putting dolphin and such in there they tend to find their way overboard if not carefull

doublecorona · 11-02-2007, 03:44 PM

I hear you....I had one installed on my last boat (38' Luhrs) and loved it: real convenient not having to lug a big cooler in and out, saves a ton of cockpit space, and it's MUCH safer to not have a heavy cooler sliding around in rough seas. I just spoke to a company called "Fiber Tech" in Miami; gonna slip down there and see what they got. Anybody know anything about them?

Boboe · 11-04-2007, 01:18 AM

I'd get one custom made for the boat, and have it made on-site. A decent fiberglass man can build the box out of 2" polyurethane foam, faired, and painted in probably 3 days. I'm not the mack daddy of glass, but I've done a fairly good bit and I know I can make such a box in a half week and have it look damn good. All of this, of course, is weather dependent.

Bay Fishin · 11-05-2007, 02:36 PM

doublecorona- post picks up when the porject is finshed would love to see the pictures.

doublecorona · 11-08-2007, 09:25 AM

Thanks for the replies; I'm striking out on the "pre-fab" thing; my fiberglass guy's certain he can make what I need and he's done some great work for a Charterboat Captain friend of mine. He'll get going on it next week and knows what he's doing; but (@#$&!!) I feel REAL uncomfortable with anybody (including me) buzz-sawing into the gunnel of my baby!

I'll post some pics when the deed is done...

Boboe · 11-09-2007, 10:39 PM

Sawzalls always bring terror to my eyes as well. They are a tool of destruction and nothing more. You cannot build anything with a sawzall, only destroy.

doublecorona · 03-06-2008, 09:44 PM

As requested, some pics of the finished product. First, a pic of the transom before the work began:http://

And a pic of the finished transom:
http://

doublecorona · 03-06-2008, 10:16 PM

Here's 2 more "before and after" shots:
http://

http://

DonK · 03-07-2008, 09:50 AM

very nice! looks great capt!

Boboe · 03-07-2008, 11:07 AM

The box looks great in the pictures. I hope it meets your expectations. How long did it take from start to finish?

doublecorona · 03-07-2008, 03:29 PM

Tearing out the old teak, then glassing in the box, then glassing the gunnels, and then painting took about 2 weeks. Bad weather held us up several days. Had an OUTSTANDING fiberglass guy that did most of the work. Had to wait 2-3 weeks for the "flexiteek" to get fabricated, then that took one day to install. Popped the rod holders and fuel & water fills back in place and project complete! Now it's time to get some fish blood installed!

ausum · 04-22-2008, 09:27 AM

He who built it should have put a toe kick at the bottom of it. It would have been more comfortable to stand next to it.

11-01-2007, 07:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
doublecorona Lines In Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Panama City Beach Occupation: Boat Bum Posts: 17	transom fishbox I want to install a transom fishbox on my 46' Post; am looking for a fiberglass shop that makes one that I can buy and install. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks....

11-02-2007, 01:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Verado06 Hooked Up Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Miami and New Orleans Posts: 484	be careful. it is nice to have but putting dolphin and such in there they tend to find their way overboard if not carefull __________________

03-06-2008, 09:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
doublecorona Lines In Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Panama City Beach Occupation: Boat Bum Posts: 17	fiberglass job's done As requested, some pics of the finished product. First, a pic of the transom before the work began:http:// And a pic of the finished transom: http:// Last edited by doublecorona : 03-06-2008 at 10:12 PM.

03-06-2008, 10:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
doublecorona Lines In Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Panama City Beach Occupation: Boat Bum Posts: 17	finished! Here's 2 more "before and after" shots: http:// http:// Last edited by doublecorona : 03-06-2008 at 10:53 PM.

03-07-2008, 09:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
DonK Hooked Up Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boca Raton Boat: "the Fish-Tank", 1986 Rybo Runner Best Catch: 395# Broadbill Occupation: Restaurant software engineer Posts: 441	very nice! looks great capt! __________________

11-02-2007, 03:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
doublecorona Lines In Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Panama City Beach Occupation: Boat Bum Posts: 17	I hear you....I had one installed on my last boat (38' Luhrs) and loved it: real convenient not having to lug a big cooler in and out, saves a ton of cockpit space, and it's MUCH safer to not have a heavy cooler sliding around in rough seas. I just spoke to a company called "Fiber Tech" in Miami; gonna slip down there and see what they got. Anybody know anything about them?

11-04-2007, 01:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Boboe Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, TX Occupation: Alaskan Fishing Guide, Gulf of Mexico Offshore Crew Boat Captain Posts: 743	I'd get one custom made for the boat, and have it made on-site. A decent fiberglass man can build the box out of 2" polyurethane foam, faired, and painted in probably 3 days. I'm not the mack daddy of glass, but I've done a fairly good bit and I know I can make such a box in a half week and have it look damn good. All of this, of course, is weather dependent.

11-05-2007, 02:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bay Fishin Lines In Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Annapolis Md Posts: 11	doublecorona- post picks up when the porject is finshed would love to see the pictures.

11-08-2007, 09:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
doublecorona Lines In Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Panama City Beach Occupation: Boat Bum Posts: 17	Thanks for the replies; I'm striking out on the "pre-fab" thing; my fiberglass guy's certain he can make what I need and he's done some great work for a Charterboat Captain friend of mine. He'll get going on it next week and knows what he's doing; but (@#$&!!) I feel REAL uncomfortable with anybody (including me) buzz-sawing into the gunnel of my baby! I'll post some pics when the deed is done...

11-09-2007, 10:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
Boboe Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, TX Occupation: Alaskan Fishing Guide, Gulf of Mexico Offshore Crew Boat Captain Posts: 743	Sawzalls always bring terror to my eyes as well. They are a tool of destruction and nothing more. You cannot build anything with a sawzall, only destroy.

03-07-2008, 11:07 AM	#11 (permalink)
Boboe Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, TX Occupation: Alaskan Fishing Guide, Gulf of Mexico Offshore Crew Boat Captain Posts: 743	The box looks great in the pictures. I hope it meets your expectations. How long did it take from start to finish?

03-07-2008, 03:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
doublecorona Lines In Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Panama City Beach Occupation: Boat Bum Posts: 17	Tearing out the old teak, then glassing in the box, then glassing the gunnels, and then painting took about 2 weeks. Bad weather held us up several days. Had an OUTSTANDING fiberglass guy that did most of the work. Had to wait 2-3 weeks for the "flexiteek" to get fabricated, then that took one day to install. Popped the rod holders and fuel & water fills back in place and project complete! Now it's time to get some fish blood installed!

04-22-2008, 09:27 AM	#13 (permalink)
ausum Hooked Up Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Islamorada,fl Boat: Custom 50 ft. express with tower Best Catch: 550 lb blue marlin-800 bluefin-68 dolphin- Occupation: Inactive in business Posts: 101	toekick He who built it should have put a toe kick at the bottom of it. It would have been more comfortable to stand next to it.

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