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Got the rear bench top mounted, the bench sides and floor carpeted and installed, and the middle bench parts made and carpeted. This is how it looks.

I used them for the hinges too. All the hatches will have locking latches.

I used stainless steel T-Nuts to mount the seat mounts. www.boltdepot.com has a great selection of stainless fasteners.

The rear bench top is complete. I put two seat mounts in, one for driving the boat, and one in the middle for fishing. Check the seat rotation for clearance when putting seat mounts near the side of the boat.

The first parts getting carpeted. Lots of weight equals smooth carpet.

I coated each part with 3 coats of polyurathane.

the hinges I used.

cut out recesses for the flush mount hinges with a router.

Another view showing the storage box. Also notice the labeling on the wood parts. I put an arrow towards the front of the boat on the underside of all the wood parts. This made carpeting much easier since you want the carpet grain facing the same way on the whole boat.

another view

Cut out the parts for the rear bench and test fitted them.

Once the storage box was mounted I put the foam back. ALL OF IT!! I had to cut the extra into pieces and shove into the nooks and crannies, but it's all there. And storage too. Please do not take your foam out of your boat!! You can get some storage and keep your foam if you do it right. My boat will not sink. If you take children fishing with you ever you should think about this. Plus, If you fish you SHOULD take a kid fishing. Keep the foam, people!!

This is the first stage of building the rear bench. This battery box is mounted differently than the other ones because it is only for storage. this mount would not support the weight of a battery, but it's perfect for a few tackle boxes.

another... All that wiring paid off. The lights were the most complicated part of this project so far. But there is light everywhere now, including down inside the storage compartments. These photos are without the deck and hatches in place. When it's done it won't quite look as "Spaceshippy"

testing the deck and nav lights.

Here is some of the wiring for the nav and deck lights. I glued it to the inside of the boat inside a channel in the hull. Then I covered it smooth with clear paintable caulk. It took almost a week to dry clear. I will paint it the same color as the rest of the inside of the boat, and presto! Disappearing wires.

Here is my switch panel. The 6 switches control the bilge, deck lights, 12 volt recepticle, navigation lights, downrigger, and depthfinder. This panel is wired to the nearby battery. The other battery on the other side is for the trolling motor only. All trolling motor wiring is on the opposite side of the boat from the electronics to minimize interference.

here is the reinforcement plate.

Here you can see how I mounted the battery boxes. There are three boxes in the boat. Two are mounted in the middle bench and are for batteries. The third is mounted in the rear bench and will be used to hold a few Plano Boxes. The ones for the batteries are mounted on top of an aluminum angle 'box' which is bolted through the bench and reinforced from the outside of the bench with a piece of flat stock. The "dry storage" one in the rear bench is mounted a little lighter duty since it will not be carrying a heavy battery. Here is one of the middle bench battery boxes showing the heavier duty mount.

I added a 12 volt recepticle, hidden inside the storage compartment, wired to a switch on the main panel. It will be useful for cell phone charging, portable GPS, hand held spotlight, or, most importantly, my 12 volt aerated live bait bucket. I fish catch and release most of the time, and the boat is too small for a livewell, but i can make one out of a cooler and plug the aerator pump in here if I ever want to.

I also wired up a bilge pump. The wiring is glued down with "Marine Goop"

Here is the front trolling motor plug. It is basically hidden inside what will be the front storage compartment. I figure it won't be long before i wind up getting a bow mounted foot controlled unit, so i added this plug. Both plugs are wired to the same battery.

I wired two trolling motor plugs, one in the front and one in the rear. Here is the rear one.

the other rear light...

Here is one of the rear lights along with the rear nav light mount.