wdenton07

I will have to take a look at the benches tonight when i'm home. I know they have a bracket at the top but now sure about the sides or bottom

You bring up a good point I would be pretty high out of the water with the deck on top of the seats. What about removing the front bench but leaving the bow to create a larger platform. I also wanted to add storage to the boat. Could I remove the front bench and leave the bow Then create a floor like you said, and add a couple pedestal seats? I will be fishing with probably 2 other people

Hello I am new to the forum and also new to boating I just bought a 16 ft mirrocraft laker with console It has a 35 hp johnson on the back that I just got working after it sat for 5 years. I am interested in putting a deck or 2 on the boat for casting and seats. I was thinking of just putting the decks over the seats so the center of gravity would not be too high. My question is about he front Cap (not sure what it is called) Can I drill out the rivets and leave the very front cap where the boat meets? the front cap is very large probably about 2.5 feet deep so it takes up a lot of room. If I remove it will the boat be unsafe? Should I just build the deck on the middle and rear? Thanks in advance for the answers. Sorry here is another pic to show how big it is