Zelie, that boga grip holder is fine as long as those tools are stainless and not prone to rust.  And keep those lures off of this thing.  One rough day out there could bounce one loose and now you have hooks on deck that could be stepped on.

Just for the heck of it I rechecked that tool holder and now see the tools don't come with it.  Zelie you can do alot better than that at putting something together from Lowes than justifying that $30 price tag you'd be paying for this.  See what I mean about boat supply places.  That little bit of plastic should be a $5 item.
 

Well, I already have all those tools in spades, so that's not the issue.  Let's say I had a table saw (with a dado blade) and a router AND some of that starboard stock laying around... I'd still need to work on that for a fricking week to get it dialed in to actually do what it does.  That week of fiddling is worth $30 to me and then some.  I'm not a huge DIY guy though I do have minor aspirations.  One must pick their battles.  

Got the garage stall clear (finally) should have the boat inside tonight.  Let the madness begin!

B.O.A.T = Bust out another thousand! Enjoy the project and post pics of progress.

Well, made some progress.  Emptied the garage, moved the boat in, and boy did it barely fit.  Had to remove the tongue (which needs replaced anyway) to get the door shut.  Engine touching the back wall, and just enough room to squeeze by into the basement.  
 
For grins I tried to remove a cleat and/or the board it is attached to... yeah didn't happen.  Nothing is going to come off this boat without a struggle.  Let the madness begin!
 




 
Also, who the heck uses non-stainless bolts on a **** trailer?  Idiots, that's who.  "No chance this thing will ever get wet!"  Sigh.  

                         YOU CAN DO IT SAM, YOU CAN DO IT!!  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PS.  Better you than me!

Spent an hour and change on the boat today.  Ended up soaked to the bones from the fricking wet carpet.  Getting in that thing is no picnic, but pales in comparison to getting back out.  SIGH.  What did I accomplish?  Here's a quick list:
 
- removed passenger and rear combing (bs padding that is falling apart)
- removed bimini top and passenger bimini rail
- removed 6 of the 7 a-hole bolts holding down one of those top boards
- un-mounted the passenger seat box (still in the boat, but no longer screwed down)
bonus - removed a sticky-outy part of the bench in my garage and moved a stack of boards, allowing easy use of the door
 
You'll probably note that I really didn't get much done.  Turns out that every single fastener you use on a boat is a one shot deal.  Meaning you attach it, it is never coming out (easily) unless it breaks off, and then you are still not getting it out.  The four brass lock-nuts holding the now destroyed cleat to the rail cost me about 45 minutes of swearing and nearly losing a finger.  I really considered getting a boss drill out and drilling the balls off of every one of these and then just patching the rail after.  But that really isn't the right thing to do, and I'd have metal shavings in my balls for years after.  
 
Oh, and while I'm ranting about fasteners... if you use a screw, bolt, or any other fastener with a STRAIGHT SLOT on it, you should be immediately murdered.  By rabid weasels.  I don't know why these things still exist, but I demand their immediate destruction.  (*#&@*(^&()*$@ straight slot )(@$*)(@$&)(_@$.  
 
Had a good talk about laying out the boat with my primary fishing buddy also.  He's the front-of-the-boat guy, so we went over chair vs not chair, where he'd likely put rods and bait buckets, etc.  Decided on a removable chair, so we could use it for anchored fishing local lakes and drift fishing, but pull it for Erie and other fish from the back situations.  Probably put a 6" piece of track up there for a removable rod holder also, and replace the standard cleat with something from this century.  
 
Will try to get some pics up tomorrow after I get the driver side combing off.  Oh, and I think I'm going to replace that craptastic bolster pad with this seadek stuff:   http://www.seadek.com/c-8-coaming-bolsters.aspx   Assuming I can afford it.  
 

Glad to see your making progress..................
 
Let me know when it's ready for some fishing on Lake Arthur.  Or, maybe delay the sale of the "toon" for a par-tayyyy at Zelie's house of water.
 
We're all behind ya on this project, Git-R-Done!

When my neighbor and I rebuilt my transom and replaced the entire floor it was those sticky-outy parts that drove us crazy too.  lol.  Love following this and can't wait to see the finished product.  That is of course you don't lose it by March and state troopers have you surrounded in an abandoned cabin in the Poconos.