The portside features a bait and tackle center, which houses an insulated sink, cut board and equipment drawers, drop-in bait freezer and engineroom access. Toe steps allow hand-free openings. Starboard of the saloon door is a deep locker where the optional livewell fits. The transom fishbox aboard the test boat was equipped with an optional Eskimo shaved icemaker fed from a watermaker abaft the port engine. Locking hatches flank the fishwell for lazarette access.
Polyurethane paint in the bilge provides a glossy finish that's easy to keep clean.
Vibration dampers in the lazarette contribute support to the deck and absorb mechanical and water noise from transmitting to the cockpit sole. These devices and the side exhausts contributed to pleasant sound and modest vibration levels at all engine settings. At trolling speeds, for example, dbAs on the bridge and in the cockpit were 71 and 72, respectively. When Hatterascal skipper Capt. Terry Stansel called down from the helm in conversational tones to Capt.