setting up the MDO bracket for the slots

primed and painted - only used boatlife life-calk because the brackets rest on the chamfer and I don't consider this to be a permanent boat fixture (hence the free wood, dumpster brackets, and repurposed IKEA cushions.

priming the MDO

3 of these will accept the 3 IKEA outdoor cushions

more photos to come

more photos to come but notice the
porta- poti under the settee - this is mostly where it lives on the go and it's really easy to access

portside (3 IKEA outdoor cushions fit on this platform (I'm using the ones from the house with new grey cushions so the black ones from the house don't fade differently) they are 24x24x4

the space underneath is easily accessible from the front or the top and perfect for fenders, the porta potti and random buckets etc..

portside bow slot

portside aft slot

each 1/2 MDO panel is 24x24

overall measurement of each bracket

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depth of the slot (I think I made the front and back the same in the end even though the chamfer runs off level a little)

I used PVC wood stuff from lowes for the back retaining pieces (the extra hole is for the fresh water fill cap on the porta potti that was too high after deciding to install dri-dek - whoops

the aft bracket length is shorter than the bow one because the the c-dory has a slightly pinched shape (also note the higher you go the wider it gets too)

with the 4in. thick cushion it's a fairly standard seating height but creates a good amount of space underneath

this cheap project came together when I dumpster dove some long lenghts of 12-Gauge Electro-Galvanized Half Slot Steel Strut Channel which I painted white. I don't consider this a permanent fixture on the boat otherwise I would have sourced some sort of aluminium or even SS chanel

the bow bracket is a little longer than the aft because the boat get a little wider forward

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