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.

testing the deck and nav lights.

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"

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.

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!!

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

another view

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.

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

the hinges I used.

I coated each part with 3 coats of polyurathane.

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

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.

I used stainless steel T-Nuts to mount the seat mounts.

www.boltdepot.com has a great selection of stainless fasteners.

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

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.

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This is the seat set up for driving the boat.

Then I can pop it into the other mount for fishing. There will be two other mounts up front for fishing partners. It is unlikely that 3 people will ever fish out of this boat at the same time. If i'm fishing alone i will use the mount in the middle bench, (not pictured yet), and if there's 2 of us I will use the middle mount in the rear bench and the one in the very front (also not pictured yet)

Got part of the front decking cut out. The wood part in this picture will have a seat mount and there will be another where that orange cord reel is sitting. Will post more pics of this section when i finish the carpeting and seat mount installation.

The two large openings shown here (between middle and front bench) will be large hatch doors with locking latches. There are 5 LED lights inside this storage area. The front triangle will be storage too. It will be getting a locking hatch door as well and has a couple LED lights it it too.

That's all for now. Hopefully I'll get it all done in the next few Sundays. I'll post more as I go.  Thanks for looking.

Very nice build!  I love the LED light all over the boat.  Great job!

Wow! I have looked at alot of mods all over the net, hands down- your's is absolutley the best "v" mod I have ever seen! Awesome! (man am I gonna steal some ideas from you!) I can't wait to see the total finished project- paint especially. Slice, you need you're own web based boat mod show! Please keep those detailed pics coming! Unbelievable!

Awesome build.  Thanks for sharing.  I have learned a few new things.