I really haven't noticed the heat off of the decking much. We'll see if it's too bright to fish off of. I've been working on it in the sun,hasn't bothered me yet. I originally planned on using a line-x coating,but I'm not sure if I'll need to.
That is the fuel cell in the center tube. I've gone through a lot of work to keep the deck as open as possible.
Some specifications so far,
-Outer tubes 23" x 24' straked on inside
-Center tube 25" x 25'-6" straked
-Fuel tank in center tube
-Deck 102" x 24'/ 1/8" diamond plate decking
-Deck frame has 1/4"x2" C-channels 12" on center/ 8" on center front and rear. 1/4"x2 1/2" C-channel outer rim frame
-.063 alum underskin
-2" alum tubing rail and ski-tower / filler panels will be vinyl coated mesh canvas
-2.5 merc 150 XR6 / 16 pitch intertia SS prop
-6" CMC hydr. jackplate
-Seastar hydr. steering
-101# 36 volt terrova minnkota
-5-24 series batteries 3 for trolling motor,1 starting battery,1 for accesories (seperated by isolator)
-2 and 3 bank chargers
-Linked HDS8 / HDS5 lowrance graphs
-32 gals livewell flip-flop seat, 35 gals. bait tank/livewell can be swapped out with a 50 gals. shad tank
-5 pumps- 500/1000 gph livewell pumps, 800 gph areator in bait tank, 500 gph auto bilge in center tube, and shurflo washdown pump
-3 livewell timers
-circuit breaker switches
-all lights LED
-460' of tinned wire all in conduit/ soldered and shrink wrapped connections
-cannon downriggers