Fish cleaning table

[Ron]

I wanted a sturdy fish cleaning table for the pier. Came up with this. Thought I would share it with you guys.


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh177/mobjack1/Fishcleaningtable1.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh177/mobjack1/Fishcleaningtable2.jpg

[workinprogress]

Very nice, and practical.

[boogieblues50]

Hey
Make sure your knifes float...lol....Been there done that...mount a big old battery cable clamp on the left side and put a lip board on the back...it will help you out controling them big ole slimy whoopers...keep them from slipping around..make cleaning much easier...BoogieBlues

[MartyJ16]

That is great work. Run water out to that and it will be first class.

[Ron]

Thanks for the input guys. I need to break it in this weekend.

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

Looks really good, like Boogie said, put a 2" lip in the back and the sides to keep everything on the table, including fish.

[sportskiff]

Hey Ron,
Wheres the beer tap??? How bout the coozy holder????
NICE WORK, heres to ya man......*Cheers* *Cheers* *Cheers* *Cheers*
Reggie

[Willie]

Now lets see the pictures with all the fish on it........*thumbsup* looks real good....*yay*

[Big Will]

Would you mind posting a parts list?
How many of each size board would I need to buy?

I like it so much I may want to build one. *Cheers*

[Fishalot]

1 * 4 's around one end and the back...cut 1/2 in slots at the bottom for draining. (or keep a long handle dip net handy)

"How many of each size board would I need to buy?"

Well, now that depends!! :)

[bobreeves]

Nice job. I need to put together something like that, although I'm not on the water, and I don't know if the marina would appreciate it or not. Right now I just use a 6 ft 2x6 and throw the remains in a ravine behind my house - far enough that I can't smell anything. Everything is always gone (including bones) by the following morning, so I'm feeding something back there ;D.

[Ron]

Glad you like it.

- 2 ea 8' 4x4's (all wood is pressure treated)
- 4 ea 8' 2x4's
- 2 ea 8' 2x12's
- 4 ea 5/8" galv hex bolts, washers, nuts (to tie bottom of 4x4's to pier joists)
- 4 ea 3" metal 90 degree brackets (to tie 4x4's to bottom of lower shelf)
- Wood screws, various sizes
- Liquid Nails exterior grade glue
- 4 ea Du-Bro rod holders

It's solid, which is what I wanted. I think it's because the 4x4's are tied in both at the pier joist and the lower shelf. Plus I screwed and glued the lower shelf to the top of the piling.

Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck.

[Gunnar]

Ron,

I think your cleaning station looks solid. The only concern I have is the fillets coming in contact with the pressure treated wood. Lots of poisons in there to keep the bugs away. I hope you are using a cutting board on top of it.

Gregg

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

I did not notice that was PT wood. If i was you i would cut and screw a piece of starboard or polyethylene board on top of your cutting station. And if you don't want your starboard to be sliced and get dirty, what i did to my boat bait cutting boards was i put a 3/8 plexiglass(could be 1/4" but i had left over)on top of that, so at the end of the year if it really looks bad i throw it away and cut a new one(plexiglass). Still, great idea of your cutting station.

[Shakespeare]

Don't want to dampen the party but be cautious if considering using pressure treated wood for the cutting surface. It's basically not food safe. ACQ treatment contains biocides, alkaline, and a few other nasties. With that being said a nice large piece of cutting board inset into the top would be nice or just plain maple, like a cutting board.

Mike C.

[Ron]

Thanks for the advice. I had already purchase a starboard cutting board from Boaters World to use with the fish. The table will probably also get used when we're loading junk into the boat, so I planned on keeping the fish cleaning mess to the starboard.

If I decided to cover the top with starboard could I buy a 2' x 4' sheet somewhere? How much?

Thanks again.

[boogieblues50]

hey
starboard aint cheap....I have a PT shooting bench table that I just put a heavy coat of polyurathane on...I have used it for 20 years to clean fish on at the house...no four armed three eye kids and Iam still kicking...lol...BoogieBlues

[Shakespeare]

Try this... it's cheaper than Starboard

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=72&product%5Fid=25020

[Ron]

Thanks Shakespeare - $53 for a 2'x4' sheet isn't too bad.

Boogie - I hear ya. If the saw dust I breathed in sanding the board didn't kill me than nothing will :)

[Big Will]

Don't know how many people own horses, but they chew everything and get sick at the drop of a hat, if they are any indication, eatting PT has limited effects...*006*