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New (to me) boat and it has lipped seats. Casting deck ques.
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<blockquote data-quote="bobberboy" data-source="post: 414610" data-attributes="member: 1417"><p>If I understand what you are trying to do, it should be no problem to span the distance between the two front seats to make a casting deck. You should be able to rivet or screw an aluminum angle to the face of each seat on top of which you can mount stringers to support a plywood deck. Without knowing the distance between the seats I can't suggest the size of the stringers but surely a 2x4 or smaller would do. If you wanted to spend the extra and use aluminum square (or rectangular) tube you can keep the weight down. You just need to figure out the relationship between the seat tops and work out your math from the top down. Then you can carpet over the whole deck. If you want to put plywood over the seats as well you can just adjust the math upwards. With the right stringers you should be able to span the distance between the front and middle seats without support, leaving the cavity below open and with a hatch cover or two can make that space accessible.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://s1039.photobucket.com/user/krame0232/media/boat_zpsbqebzlqn.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a476/krame0232/boat_zpsbqebzlqn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobberboy, post: 414610, member: 1417"] If I understand what you are trying to do, it should be no problem to span the distance between the two front seats to make a casting deck. You should be able to rivet or screw an aluminum angle to the face of each seat on top of which you can mount stringers to support a plywood deck. Without knowing the distance between the seats I can't suggest the size of the stringers but surely a 2x4 or smaller would do. If you wanted to spend the extra and use aluminum square (or rectangular) tube you can keep the weight down. You just need to figure out the relationship between the seat tops and work out your math from the top down. Then you can carpet over the whole deck. If you want to put plywood over the seats as well you can just adjust the math upwards. With the right stringers you should be able to span the distance between the front and middle seats without support, leaving the cavity below open and with a hatch cover or two can make that space accessible. [url=https://s1039.photobucket.com/user/krame0232/media/boat_zpsbqebzlqn.jpg.html][img]https://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a476/krame0232/boat_zpsbqebzlqn.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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