Tug O War - A Sundowner 32 Page

Project: Transom Storage Compartments
(click on any of the small pictures for a large one!)

Why

While working on parts of the boat around the stern and also thinking about needing some "outside" storage, I thought of the wasted space between the inside and the outside hull forms at the transom. Something needed to be done.

The Job

I found these great hatch doors on ebay going for $5.00 each.

They were very nearly the same color as my gelcoat!

I cut out a hole in the transom using the template provided in the hatch package.

I then built a box out of epoxy coated louan panels and glassed them in between the two hull layers. I measured and cut the panels to have a snug fit so that I could construct the box right through the opening..

I sealed all of the corners well with thickened epoxy. On the port side I drilled a small hole at the lowest point of the compartment all the way through to the outside of the transom. I then epoxied a small tube into the hole sloping downward. This allows me to store my flammables like propane and butane canisters in this locker at the very back of the boat.

Here they are finished.

Flammables on the port side with the vent overboard, and fishing tackle on the starboard side.

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