atc250r
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I need to get to the very front of the boat to put the nut on the very front screw that attaches the bow rail and short of cutting the wall out that is in the bow I can't think of any way to do it. I guess this is more looking for suggestions as far as how to finish it off nicely than asking how to get at that unreachable part of the boat. I am thinking of cutting a square large enough to remove the foam piece by piece if need be (its dry so it doesn't really have to come out) but mainly large enough for me to get my upper torso in there to reach the damn screw at the front of the rail. I was thinking I would cover enough of the wall with blue painter's tape to allow me to mark where the opening is, maybe use a rectangular template to mark the tape, and cut the opening with a fine tooth blade on a jig saw. Once the hole is made and the work inside the bow is complete I would get some 1/2" or 3/4" angle aluminum to make the opening look pretty, and finally make a door out of 1/2" ply wrapped with a similar black carpet to the existing one or maybe thin foam and red vinyl like the doors on the storage compartments next to the front seats against the hull. I would use a latch similar to this to keep it closed:
Thoughts or suggestions other than leaving the bow rail off?
John
Thoughts or suggestions other than leaving the bow rail off?
John