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Thanks, I think that would make them look nice. And probably make them a little more comfortable. Save me the trouble of filling any voids in the plywood edges, too. Scott

I think I will go with just painted plywood. Thanks, everyone, for hashing this out with me, or at least letting me think out loud. :) Scott

I suppose that's where Jonnys' suggestion of laminating the solid wood onto plywood would help, it would give a thicker seat. But maybe painting them would be the way to go, for something that needs less maintenance. Maybe a nice blue oil based paint. If I'm going to do that, I could laminate 2...

Hmm, that stair tread idea seems promising. Western Red Cedar is what is commonly used around here for rot proof wood, so that might work well instead of the white cedar or cypress. Scott

Kansas, so neither of those woods are readily available that I know of. Scott

I noticed the weight rating said 4 - 150 lb passengers (or 850 lbs well distributed for persons, motor, and gear). I guess my 50-60 lb kids will help offset my 255 lbs. :) The transom wood seems to be in good shape, although it doesn't seem to be really protected with anything. Scott

I need to replace the tops of my bench seats: While I could go with plywood, I think solid wood would look a little nicer and not be much more work. I was maybe thinking pine, glued up and cut to the right size, then treated with Old Timer's Formula and then spar urethane. Currently, the boat...

Hi, I bought this boat from my brother-in-law yesterday: I believe it's a Rich Line Challenger, 14', I think built in 1971. It has a 1955 Evinrude Fleetwin 7.5 hp motor. My BIL said he rebuilt the carburetor last year and it was running okay then. Needs some general fixing up, but it appears...