RobG wrote:
Maybe a stupid question but why do you balance the crate on the back? Why not put it in the recess?
I got hold of two post office crates that they use to stack letters in. They stack very well so the one creates a lid for the other. They are also a bit smaller than other crates.
I came to a conclusion a while ago: The bigger the crate/fishing box, the more crap you put in it that never gets used. Rather take less and use most of it, in a smaller crate, because it is just easier and quicker.
If you going through the surf, you have to strap that crate down and it must have a lid or you will be donating it to the sea.
I stuck it on the back so I could keep access to the back hatch, where I keep food and jackets etc... The cooler box goes right behind me in a molded well so there is nowhere else I can put in besides there.
I was intending to use a bigger crate but a similar conclusion crossed my mind to keep it simple and not take too much random crap
. The back holds my anchor, extra rope, boga grips and has a few stack rod holders. I want to add a pouch for pliers and a knife etc
I'm most likely not going to hit the surf just yet, I want to practice launching first of all without any gear, as well as deep water re entry. Then again I want to get all the necessary safety gear - radio, flares, PFD. I am thinking of adding a few tethers to the crate to make it more secure and a waterproof canvas cover with some valcro
, sooner or later I reckon I am going to have to.
