fridge and seating are already there...(I had a battery powered fridge on the truck which I kept)...benchs are built in plus a I have a stool and a chair I found in the dumpster.
Got a Recip saw, Hammer drill, drill, and circular saw (DeWalt 18volt )...
awesome tools...
all of the wood not embedded in flotation foam is gone. All of the hardware is gone...I'm pressently digging out waterlogged foam . It's like an archeological dig...I use a wire brush and a trowel.
Ya the foam is a great thing if dry but it will waterlog and becomes useless ... might want to go with open bilge and a good pump ...easier to get at things and keep it in shape ...and also a place to keep your beer cold lol ...
I was kinda thinking about a drainage pipe along the keel to, as you say...a bilge pit at the very rear, with a pump. There's a drain hole there as is...I assume it should be plugged before going in the water?
the engine compartment is separate from the cabin as it is...and watertight (up to about six inches above the hull.
Something else to consider.
Yeah, the hole in the stern will drain water out when at speed. It is kinda surreal to watch water drain out UNDER WATER when you pull the plug out.
However, at rest, it will need to be plugged.
I don't ever expect to be AT (that)speed...So I'll plug it.