[Guppy]

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Originally Posted by fish raptor

Guppy, you got it, THAT's IT !! That is exactly what I had envisioned but not quit so elaborate. I like your idea. But just to reiterate, you had to drill and screw or fasten that shelf to the inside wall ... correct ?
the inside wall is the starboard I put on the three interior wall,,, the compartments are screwed together and to the wall before the wall was slid into place ,,, glue does not work with starboard,,, or at least I wouldn't trust it,,, not on a boat!
That setup is bearing on the lower pcs not held up by any screws

Did you build yourself
built it

or did you buy it and just fasten. Looks real nice. I was unfamiliar with the product called starboard, is that what your shelf is made out of ?
yes
I suppose I could drill and fasten but I would want to use something nice looking. Large polished Stainless Steel carriage bolts would look nice from the outside but would have to make sure that they did not chip gelcoat because of the small surface area that they were grabbing.
like I said originally , I used existing screw/bolt holes mainly, just two new holes for the starboard side wall board, #10 bolt with finish washers

I will look at that website recomended and see if I can't get some "fastening ideas" that will work. thanks for the pics.

carriage bolts!!! Sub this out 😎😎😎