Reinforcing fibreglass closed bow for fishing platform

[NewBoatIngGuy1]

hey everyone, last summer I picked up my very first, very cheap boat for the sole purpose of using to to fish. It’s not a high quality boat by any stretch of the imagination but It does the job. I am hoping someone might know If there is a cheap easy way to reinforce the fibreglass at the front of the boat in order to make It strong enough to stand on. All I want to do is be able to stand up there and fish and maybe jump off into the water every now and then. There’s currently nothing underneath just an empty open space. Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated

 

[racerone]

Use a bunch of that " foam in place " stuff.-----Will add a lot of strength so you can stand there.-----Bonus , it will give you something to hold on to when boat is sinking.

 

[Grub54891]

I'd put in some cross bracing under there, glass them in. And possibly an upright post of some kind. Is the space underneath usable?

 

[sphelps]

You could glass in some say 2 inch strips of plywood underneath. Vertically . Acting as a truss to help stiffen things up ..
Not gunna be a fun time though .... From the looks of the condition of boat in the picture you probably have bigger issues to deal with ...

 

[Scott Danforth]

You could glass in some say 2 inch strips of plywood underneath. Vertically . Acting as a truss to help stiffen things up ..
Not gunna be a fun time though .... From the looks of the condition of boat in the picture you probably have bigger issues to deal with ...

This....

being a 1980 boat, the transom and stringers are probably rotten

 

[racerone]

Sinking ??----See post # 2 and look at pictures of transom in other thread on the 900 inline 6 cylinder tilt / trim questions.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Yeah climbing over the windshield repeatedly and standing up there with wave action, don't keep your phone in your pocket and keep the lifejackets handy. 40 year old fiberglass boat it truly is a crap shoot every time out.

 

[Scott Danforth]

This pic from the OP's other post tells me the transom is rotten

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Yeah that is the opposite of good.