1448 seat removal

[surfman]

Decided to remove the middle seat from my 1448. It is a lot better now.

Before seat removal.


During seat removal.




After seat removal.




I like it a lot better now, room to dance.

No effect on stiffness at all, at least none that I could notice even in choppy conditions.

 

[xXOnyxXx]

what did you do with the rivet holes in the sides of the hull??????

 

[surfman]

I installed blind rivets and pounded them flat with two hammers. Easy. I just ordered them from Grainger. I only had rivet holes on the sides of the boat.