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Club DIY - How To .... Diy Bait Prep Station

Discussion in 'How to Section… DIY (Do It Yourself)' started by Nautical Gator, May 27, 2016.


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  1. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
    Thread Started By

    DIY Bait Prep Station

    Decided to make a large cooler / deck / dock bait prep station, they sell for $229.99 at west marine.
    http://www.westmarine.com/buy/magma--tournament-series-fish-cleaning-station-48--16793218

    I bought a 1/4 sheet of 1/2 inch starboard for $55.00 and another $4.00 in SS screws and a marine canvas snap kit for $8.00 to hold the Prep Station on the top of the cooler.

    First I measured three time and cut once...

    Then measured every two inches for the screws and drilled the screw holes
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    Screwed it together and Placed on cooler
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    Upside down over cooler
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    Placed behind cooler on boat for storage,
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    Moved cooler prep station in front of motor compartment, motor compartment to be used as a seat when prepping bait

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    Still plenty of room to walk around while fishing
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    Nautical Gator, May 27, 2016
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    Greenedog and Shrimp Gritter like this.
  2. paleoman

    paleoman Petty Officer

    Wow! Very nice job and REALLY impressed. A lot higher quality materials than what WM is selling. Fits perfect between the cooler and the boat. A+ on this DIY. :Flipper:
     
    paleoman, May 27, 2016
    #2
  3. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
    Thread Started By

    That was the plan LOL
     
    Nautical Gator, May 27, 2016
    #3
  4. Michael Walker

    Michael Walker Master Gunner

    5 Stars!
     
    Michael Walker, May 27, 2016
    #4
  5. George Anderson

    George Anderson Treasure Hunter

    Very nice Sam..I have one that mounts in the rod holders..Better floor space in my 17.5' Lund..
     
    George Anderson, May 27, 2016
    #5
  6. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
    Thread Started By

    Cool, I also have one of those as shown in the below photo, this one is very large and will hold ballyhoo trays etc.

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    Nautical Gator, May 27, 2016
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  7. Dadfish

    Dadfish Treasure Hunter

    Man..that is some quality work, bro..Nice job..
     
    Dadfish, May 27, 2016
    #7
  8. Love2Fish

    Love2Fish Petty Officer

    Very nicely done. It is amazing what you build.
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    Love2Fish, May 27, 2016
    #8
  9. Earl

    Earl Powder Monkey

    Great idea
     
    Earl, May 27, 2016
    #9
  10. Skimmer

    Skimmer Pirate

    Looks nice Sam. Can't wait to see it in action.
     
    Skimmer, May 28, 2016
    #10
  11. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
    Thread Started By

    Added some quick disconnect snap straps by taking some straps that I had from my Kayak Cover, cut to size and melted the ends so they do not fray, then attached some snaps to hold the bait prep station firmly in place.

    Added two to the back side of the bait prep station
    Added two to each side of the bait prep station
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    Nautical Gator, May 28, 2016
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  12. Lynnae

    Lynnae Rigger

    That looks awesome! You do good work!
     
    Lynnae, May 28, 2016
    #12
  13. kayak386

    kayak386 Pirate in the making

    Good idea, looks great
     
    kayak386, May 28, 2016
    #13
  14. Dave rivera

    Dave rivera Deckhand

    Sam where did you purchase your 1/4 sheet of 1/2 inch starboard for $55.00? I want to make a tackle box and attach it under my leaning post. Thanks
     
    Dave rivera, May 28, 2016
    #14
  15. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
    Thread Started By

    Surplus Unlimited in Daytona

    https://www.surplusunlimited.com/
     
    Nautical Gator, May 28, 2016
    #15
  16. Dave rivera

    Dave rivera Deckhand

    Thanks, I just bought an anchor there last week.
     
    Dave rivera, May 28, 2016
    #16
  17. Russflorida

    Russflorida Powder Monkey

    very nice
     
    Russflorida, May 30, 2016
    #17
  18. Rob512350

    Rob512350 Treasure Hunter

    That's a nice setup you've got there! Thanks for sharing.

    ... I'd like to build a solid fish cleaning station someday.
     
    Rob512350, May 30, 2016
    #18
  19. lobsterman

    lobsterman Seaman Recruit

    Nice Sam
     
    lobsterman, May 30, 2016
    #19
  20. captankangaroo

    captankangaroo Pirate

    nice work
     
    captankangaroo, Jun 2, 2016
    #20
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