The storage bins are a great location. I don’t really use them. I don’t want to lose the porta potti location since my girls use that to pee on cruising days. The well in front of the porta potty would work. Easy install and access and can build a cover over the top but I use that location to drop my bumpers and gear. Cover would protect people and the batteries. Safer location is your choice.
Thanks again for the guidance, if I design from scratch am sure to have more “wish I had done it this way” or “selected that motor” moments, and most shops will try to force fit whatever they have done on a different boat. I am thinking now that I will remove the windlass and reinforce the pulpit to mount up front, fully bow centered.