making more cabin storage
03-01-2006 | 08:01 PM
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Ginger or Mary Ann?
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making more cabin storage
Anyone ever cut open the area under the cabin seats? I'm looking at what appears to be some 2 -3' of hidden storage potential there, but not sure if it has stringers running thru it.
03-01-2006 | 10:08 PM
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Re: making more cabin storage
There is a lot less room down there than you may think, especially on a 29. There is a thin stringer down the middle which can be notched. Maybe 8 inches deep on one side of it and 10 on the other side by an other 8 or so wide.
On the plus side, it runs all the way from the dash board to the front bulkhead. I kept the cockpit cover and spare parts down there. Was always dry.
I cut the top but you could go thru the kick panel as well.
Used a Roto Zip for most of the cutting.
On the plus side, it runs all the way from the dash board to the front bulkhead. I kept the cockpit cover and spare parts down there. Was always dry.
I cut the top but you could go thru the kick panel as well.
Used a Roto Zip for most of the cutting.
03-02-2006 | 10:59 PM
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Ginger or Mary Ann?
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Re: making more cabin storage
Originally Posted by Fountainclimber
There is a lot less room down there than you may think, especially on a 29. There is a thin stringer down the middle which can be notched. Maybe 8 inches deep on one side of it and 10 on the other side by an other 8 or so wide.
On the plus side, it runs all the way from the dash board to the front bulkhead. I kept the cockpit cover and spare parts down there. Was always dry.
I cut the top but you could go thru the kick panel as well.
Used a Roto Zip for most of the cutting.
On the plus side, it runs all the way from the dash board to the front bulkhead. I kept the cockpit cover and spare parts down there. Was always dry.
I cut the top but you could go thru the kick panel as well.
Used a Roto Zip for most of the cutting.
Thanks!
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