new livewell/fishbox

hey guys i just finished my new livewell tell me your thoughts and how i could improve it.

Holy cow that thing looks very sturdy and really well constructed.

However, with it sitting that high, it may throw off your stability.  And should you roll in the surf and have that come around and bonk you in the noodle, it's LIGHTS OUT!!!

I'm curious regarding the water line, is it the upper edge of your tankwell or did you seal the gap between the yak and metal so that the water rises to the upper limits of your construction?

Look forward to reading about its maiden voyage.

Michael

Nice clean fab work! Is that alum.?
From the picture it looks like the front part is the livewell and the rear is storage...

If so I would put a cover of some type on the tank to keep the bait from jumping out.

A lower center of gravity would also be better for stability, because water is heavy.

Rounded sides keep the bait from getting beat up as they circle in the tank.                                               

Nice work I can't see how it is secured in front but I would use more than Bungees

wow that is fantastic workmanship!  Very clean looking

i think you may find the tank to be a bit small (if it's just the front part?) and without a lid of some sort, the bait fish will just jump out of it (oops now I see fishism covered that).

I have an bait tank and I'll use a folded gunny sack, or sometimes just a piece of cardboard to cover the open top.  Mine sits down into the well.  It adds a lot of weight and slows me down, but so worth it to fish live bait halibut.

I'm also a Monterey Bay local, and I really Hope to get out there with you sometime this summer, after my arm heals up.  Welcome to the Club!!

Allen

We meet on the water and when I saw your design I thought it was very well thought out. I am also with the other guys on the cover for the bait tank and size of the tank however, I was thinking that a slide system could be made to fit lets say a small air condition filter for easy access. Very light weight and I believe made of filter material with alum. enclosing the filter.
Oh one other thing, after everything is secured I would suggest that you take your yak into calm water flip it over and see what it's like to right you kayak in deep water.

From the picture it looks like the front part is the livewell and the rear is storage...

Shim, I think you're right.  On second look though, it would seem that accessing gear in the tankwell would be nearly impossible.  Here is to hoping that it is only used for storing ones catch.

Michael

the front is the livewell and the back is storage.Ive had it out so far with water and without and the stability so far hasn't been affected to bad. accessing the gear in the tankwell is a stretch but doable and is mostly for fish . its built out of brushed stainless its the same material  that we fab our kitchen hoods out of and am planing some kind of crash padding. I learned about the lid when i had bait jumping for freedom.
thanks for the input guys

nice work  can you make one of these for my marauder?

I would like to do it in plastic but you just cant do that unless
you use a bucket would like something custom like you got but
I don't have the tools to do metal work

very clean work