2005 searay 175 floor question

[Finz123]

I recently not the boat and it had mice in it, I got it all cleaned up for the most part. I noticed there is a carpeted wood "shelf" under the dash above where your feet go. I would like to remove this shelf top and peek in to see if I need to clean up under this. I don't see any screws or bolts to remove it. Would it just be glued into place?

 

[dubs283]

Possibly glued but most likely screwed

Take a phillips head and gently move it through the pile of the carpeting near the edges to feel for the screw heads. Often times the carpet pile is enough to cover the screw heads to hide them. Typical sea ray build process

 

[Scott Danforth]

Use a good strong magnet. Most of the screws are slightly magnetic

 

[Finz123]

Use a good strong magnet. Most of the screws are slightly magnetic

Would the screws be under the carpet?

 

[Scott Danforth]

Most likely thru the carpet. Boats are slapped together like RVs. Figure the easiest, cheapest, and fastest way to slap it together..... That is how it went together

 

[Finz123]

Most likely thru the carpet. Boats are slapped together like RVs. Figure the easiest, cheapest, and fastest way to slap it together..... That is how it went together

There are no visible screws on the top side of that shelf, but I will double check with a magnet

 

[Scott Danforth]

If they are there, they will be buried in the carpet pile

Not readily visible

 

[Scott06]

I recently not the boat and it had mice in it, I got it all cleaned up for the most part. I noticed there is a carpeted wood "shelf" under the dash above where your feet go. I would like to remove this shelf top and peek in to see if I need to clean up under this. I don't see any screws or bolts to remove it. Would it just be glued into place?

pull up your front seat cushions first on my 04 sea ray what you are looking at is the back of the storage compartment under the bow seats