daniel_loz
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I got it from a guy who had it setup to bowfish from so it already has a rather large deck on the front. My problem is that the deck goes all the way to the top of the boat. It sort of worries me since I know most decks that I see on here are a few inches below the top. If it was a wooden subframe I would just rip it out and start from scratch, but he had an aluminum frame welded in place to support the deck. With a boat this wide (48" at the floor and 66" across the top) can I get away with a deck across the top like that? If I cant, what are my options as far as modifying the existing aluminum frame to make the deck sit lower?
The front and middle seats were already removed and extra braces welded in place, and the braces (both factory and the additional ones that were added) go up the sides almost to the top so I am not worried about it tacoing in the water. The rear of the boat had some welding and extra bracing done to support a larger 50hp motor. The front also has a small "brushguard" (for lack of a better term) welded on from when the boat was used on a catfish farm. The used it to push the seine nets across the ponds which is why they used the brushguard and the larger motor.
Any insight you guys can provide would be much appreciated.
The front and middle seats were already removed and extra braces welded in place, and the braces (both factory and the additional ones that were added) go up the sides almost to the top so I am not worried about it tacoing in the water. The rear of the boat had some welding and extra bracing done to support a larger 50hp motor. The front also has a small "brushguard" (for lack of a better term) welded on from when the boat was used on a catfish farm. The used it to push the seine nets across the ponds which is why they used the brushguard and the larger motor.
Any insight you guys can provide would be much appreciated.