Storage under the Seats & Constructing the Deck

As you can see in photos 130 & 131, I changed my mind and decided to have 2 storage areas under each of the seats.  I have now secured the seat side panels to the support frames and they are now permanent.  I still haven't completely decided what I will do for flotation but right now I am considering using a bunch of empty 20 oz. water bottles and several empty 1/2 gallon milk jugs.  I will most likely secure these in place with water resistant spray foam ("great stuff") which is sold at Walmart or Lowe's.

I have also begun to construct the deck plate that will form the bow of the boat.  As you may recall in an earlier post, I had to add about 3.5" to the width of frame "B".  This caused a drastic change in the way the deck plate would fit the hull of the boat.  Therefore, I decided to cut a 3.5" inch strip of marine plywood (which is what I am using for the rest of the boat) and laminate it between the two deck plate halves. See photos 125 & 132.  I still have to laminate / secure the the point of the deck plate and will probably do that this weekend. 

In photos 127, 128, & 129 you can see where I have attached cleats on frames "A" & "B".  This is obviously where the deck will be secured to the frames.  I still have to secure cleats along the inside edge of the hull.  Right now my plan is to seal the most forward area of the bow.  I was considering more dry storage, but I've almost determined that I should have sufficient storage under the seats and between frames "A" & "B".  I will be using some flotation in the front compartment but not sure how much at this point..