Adding a casting deck to 12' boat?

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How do you go about fastening the seat mount?.. it's an area with a lot of stress..

[John Bacon]

the problem here is that boats are made to a standard and it is not legal to modify a boat without the manufacturers consent. You might say it's a nanny state thing but it protects the consumer from buying dangerously modified boats.

 

What is considered a modification? Adding a track to the gunwhale could be considered a modification.

[KLINKER]

John I finally found where I read this, It's not illegal but if you modify the boat it has to be done to construction standards and you have to apply for a new capacity plate. But I don't think they do single vessel plates any more so we're good to go.

[purekgw]

The seat took alot of bracing off the bench seating in the boat and the storage floor its pretty sturdy. took some work but turned out nice i even put wood and storage area in the rear split bench. like i said tho the plywood does add a fair bit of weight on the front so to even it out i moved both my batteries to the rear and also the gas tank