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I'm looking for suggestions on how to mount my seat pedestals. Here is what I have/will have. I have 12" solid pedestals (not removable type). I want to put them on the floor of the boat. The floor will be as low as I can keep it. It will be aluminum tube perpendicular to the ribs and...

Has anyone here had any experience with composite materials for decking or flooring? I've been looking for some time for the right material to use for my floor. I wanted to go aluminum to keep the weight down vs plywood. The prices of aluminum are pretty crazy right now though. I was looking...

I thought I would start a thread for my boat project. Lots of inspiration and info on the site here. I've been working on the boat for the last few weeks. It's never been titled or registered so my first plan was to do a restore on it and ensure that I can get it properly registered before I...

I just thought I would post a quick message. I've been looking for aluminum near Atlanta and striking out. All the roads people seem to have set recycle plans. Buying new is way too expensive. Today I found some. It's not perfect but for me it will work. It's a bit thin. I measured it...

I was thinking of trying to mount my seat posts using rivet nuts (rivnuts) and bolts instead of toggles like some have done. The main reason is that I will be able to unscrew them at will and the shallow depth under my planned floor. Does anyone have any experience with them? Will they hold...

Hi All. First post. I've been here for a while reviewing all the boat mods and information. I have inherited a boat and aquired a motor for it. I thought I would post and get some suggestions on what to do with it. Unfortunately the boat is a little too lightweight, I think, to do too much...