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adambriner, One of the best changes to having the middle seat removed is, you dont have to crawl over a bench to go from driver to front seat, and it just opens things up alot more. Also having a solid/flat floor makes all movement in a smaller boat a bit more stable as well, which always helps...

Adambriner, I def have also seen concern from others with removing one or all bench seats and causing the boat to become unstable, etc...however I do feel after riding in it multiple times after finishing it, that the boat itself feels like it is more sturdy than it was before. Or at least the...

Dubs, I was really surprised how well the boat sat in the water with the new additions and how well it handled and operated loaded. We had combo's of 3x adults (525lbs), 2 adults and 2 kids (450lbs), 1x 19yr old and 3 kids (500lbs), etc...and never did it feel unsafe or overloaded. I tried to...

Well, I apparently didn't get any good pictures of the cup holders and additional grab handles during my week up north....but I put flexible kayak carry handles on each side of the middle and front seats and a few along the bench seats as well, which worked great when going full speed and things...

yellowboat, I always welcome any comments or 2 cents. :) If you were specifically talking about the center seat being a bit higher, I did actually switch that seat post for a few inch shorter one I had left over from my 86 Alumacraft, but even with the taller one, it was very stable. If you...

Lol...too funny! As for the lockers...i cant measure at the moment as the boat made it up north today. I will be up there tomorrow morning for the week and will get some measurements. If i had to guess...i think they were about 10 - 12 inches at the widest part...but moving forward the space...

Wolves, Thanks! There is about 3 feet of space in the back area near the driver seat, and slightly less in front of the middle seat (about 32in). I hear ya on the bow mount trolling motor...however, if I was going to get a trolling motor, it would go on my main boat (the 1986 Alumacraft in...

As of now, I am calling this build done. At least phase 1. :) It is getting trailer'd up north Thursday, and I will be up north for a week+ with it and will install some cup holders, stern cleats and handles for the bench "seats"...but that will be it. Thanks again to all the great members...

Looks like 1 more day still to go to finish things, as it was 100 degrees and humid as heck today in WI, so I could only endure 2.5 hrs in the garage/sauna :) But did get the back hatch in, and cut and sealed my last piece of wood to cover the switch panel and driver side wall. Tomorrow I will...

thedude, Lol...yeah, it kinda just happened that way. When i added some foam noodles in the nose of the bow I was like, well that cant just be showing like that...and the wiring for the nav light was also visible, so i figured might as well cover that up. Then it just kinda became a nice...

Almost there!! Got the seat bases cut in, and the middle base secured to the floor. All other carpeted wood also has been secured down. Installed/wired the rear anchor light...and still need to finish the back hatch area tomorrow and a few other small things...

Got more done tonight: Benches are in, as is the back piece. Still need to add the hatch supports (which are drying with spar urethane on them) and then will finally cut the holes for the seat bases and secure everything down. Few more days hopefully.

Got a bit more done tonight: Got the bench seat base cut in the wood: Got carpet on my bow piece: and finally got the rest of my wood cut and carpet'd:

Had a busy weekend so didn't get as much done as I had wanted, but did get like 95% of everything wired up, got my switch panel in, a "cabin light" also installed and wired, and 1 of the benches: More to come this week :)

Mr. Giggles, Thanks for the reply and letting me know how stable your floor was, etc. I def think then that my floor shouldn't be a problem, being much lower and only about 5+ inches higher than the actual aluminum flooring. Also good to know what you thought was a max weight, (about 500lbs)...

thedude, Thanks for the reply and the tip...whats funny is that my neighbor stopped over before I started my carpeting and told me he heard from a boat guy that using a pliers to pull the carpet tight worked well....maybe you are the one who told him that! :) lol. I will state however, I...

Mr. Giggles.....Thank you for the post! So glad I finally found someone with the same boat who did some work!! I think you are correct that I have a 80's F7...not a T-14S...as my side Alumacraft decal and everything that I can see on your boat looks the same as on mine, same with stern corner...

I didnt get much of anything done in the boat yesterday, but at least got the floor back into the boat and confirmed the mid seat base fits. Now I can begin building the rest of the side benches/boxes and get all the wiring done. I have 2 weeks to complete this build, before it needs goes back...

As of last night I got the 4 main floor section pieces coated with adhesive and then got the carpet put back on and secured down. It was pretty messy, so didn't get any "action" shots, but just used a trowel and let the adhesive get a bit tacky, then set it face down on a pre-cut piece of...

As of last night all my wood is sealed in at least 2 coats of Spar Urethane, so then I moved onto adding back any foam i removed and also added in some additional foam. I think I will get a bit more foam added to one of the bench seats as well, as there should be space. Next up will be to...