Big hatch required

[Ian Austin]

Or do i turn a Pacific into a cabin rib.

[Ian Austin]

Another

[Ian Austin]

an the offending Jerry can holder (bottom)

[kitten]

That's what you get for letting the boy drive

[Jonny Fuller]

Is that piece of floor laminated on both sides (sheathed top and bottom)

Or is it just ply with a dab of paint?

[Mark Halliday]

Looks like you now have the opertunity for recessed jerry can store.
Did that chunk of floor pull out with the weight of the fuel cans?
Looks a bit worrying to me, especially if it is double laminated. I thought Pac 22s were bulletproof.

[Pete7]

Mark the decks are mahogany faced marine ply which is then screwed down on the four bearers rather than being glassed over like most ribs. I suppose over a period of 20 years water will have an effect but at least they are easy to replace by simply useing the existing piece as a template.

I am hoping Ian is going to rip the whole lot up and fit a cabin. If it works I might follow his example

Shame its half way through the season though, perhaps just replace the 4 x 4' deck piece until the winter. With a bit of luck the console will only need lifting a couple of inches to access the screws underneath it.

Pete

[Scary Des]

Ian
Still if you were going to put a deck hatch in this is just the place and look at all that room. I fitted a 600x 600 hatch that just touches the console and sits on the longitudinal on each side. I put the kids in there when they are being naughty.
Des

[jwalker]

... With a bit of luck the console will only need lifting a couple of inches to access the screws underneath it.
Pete

Or it might just fall off, saving you the bother.

[Pete7]

Originally Posted by jwalker

Or it might just fall off, saving you the bother.

Ooh bit touche JW, still at least this rib floats, how is yours coming along by the way ?

Pete