Battery Placement ’64 Star F;ite

We just bought a 1965 Star Flite. Have owned many boats, inboards and I/O's but this brand is new to us, so we are sort of newboes and sort of not.
The battery was on the floor next to the engine, not hidden, and the engine cowling is resting on the cables. It doesn't fit in bilge, nor under seats - where is the battery supposed to be?

Also, the ski tow bar seems to be jury rigged and is not structurally sound. Seems old owner did a lot of his own "work." Any owners' manuals available? Original pictures?

Had to look up the Star-flite in the ref. sect.

OK...looks like the ski pylon goes up through the fiberglass that goes across the the back of the front seat right? My 62 classic is configured that way...mine has a fitting attatched to the hull bottom(in the bilge).Look in the diary sect. 62 classic...there is a pic of the tow pylon.

The battery on my boat is under the pass. seat.
The original seat configuration is a wooden frame work that the cusions set on...there is pleny of clearance for the batt. Were your seats maybe changed out??? The frame work would be real easy the build , if that is the case and you wanted to do it. If so , I could draw it out for you.