i received my new cooler - Orion 45 quart. I was not sure that it would fit, but the folks at Austin Kayak were good enough to dry fit one in a PA on the store floor...and deliver it for free in two days! It is one hell of a nice piece of plastic, and fit the rear tank pretty well. I plan on using it as a drink and catch cooler. Also, as a sitting pad when I am poling or paddling in shallows. It is rock solid, so I am sure I could stand on it if I we so inclined, but I am not...
I have to figure out a clean way to strap it down, but that will come to me in time. I am not thrilled with the color, but I am looking at adding SeaDeck in the future, maybe Camo, or a brown/olive combo that I think will help tie the color of the cooler in better with the kayak. (But that is just me being knit picky). Will update how well it works out...and holds ice and maybe some fish...after this weekend.
The Town Car in the background belongs to my father. He is the only person I have ever met that pulls a Ranger bass boat with a Lincoln Town Car! I definitely know where I get my idiosyncrasies.