The seat lids are coming along well. The Excelon hinge material epoxied into a kerf in the edge of the fixed and movable parts of the seat. What's cool about this hinge is that it is coninuous and is watertight. They are rated at 2 million flexes so they should last awhile. I'll see how they stand up to the stresses. I'm actually more concerned about the plywood failing at the kerf though I filled the kerf with five minute epoxy before I fitted the hinge. All these materials are fairly light weight and under the right sea conditions the whole thing could be crushed regardless. I wouldn't want to find myself near the shoals that form Maverick or Jaws when they are pumping. That would end badly!


Uncut seatbox lid fitted to the cabin side with a test hinge in foreground.


Washboard set in its slots. I over sized the cut the space between the seat and the washboard so that water can run down the face of the washboard and drain straight down. I may need to add a rubber flap to keep water from spraying back up.


Seats flipped up to expose the seat boxes. Where the two lids meet on their edge there is a gap. Water that drains here will run into a trough between the storage compartments and then out a drain hole.


One seat up and one seat down. I don't think I'll be putting locks on these. To keep them closed, I'll use a couple of rope loops and hooks on each lid.