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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1955 13.5' middle bench removal question
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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 400870" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p>While I really and definitively cannot tell you one way or another on <u>your</u> boat with <u>your</u> plans, I can tell you that the lack of a structural support WILL cause the forces and stress to be displaced somewhere else. </p><p></p><p>To illustrate this, I did make up a sketch that highlights the concern. See this post here: https://forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=38511</p><p></p><p>Think of your boat like it was a tin can and you're trying to crush it by folding the bow area back into the rest of the boat. With whatever structural support you're envisioning removing, at least consider how you could reinforce that area. Even simple 'L'Shaped brackets from the topsides down to the bottom ribs could add back integrity. </p><p></p><p>That said, I run my boats in saltwaters in bays, estuaries and the ocean, where I'll encounter waves, seas, wakes, currents and rips; rips being the most deadly! So I wouldn't do it on my boat without adding back in a good structural member/support.</p><p></p><p>But if you're on ponds with calm seas all the time, I don't foresee see any bad risks from such external influences ... but it's your decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 400870, member: 15636"] While I really and definitively cannot tell you one way or another on [u]your[/u] boat with [u]your[/u] plans, I can tell you that the lack of a structural support WILL cause the forces and stress to be displaced somewhere else. To illustrate this, I did make up a sketch that highlights the concern. See this post here: https://forum.tinboats.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=38511 Think of your boat like it was a tin can and you're trying to crush it by folding the bow area back into the rest of the boat. With whatever structural support you're envisioning removing, at least consider how you could reinforce that area. Even simple 'L'Shaped brackets from the topsides down to the bottom ribs could add back integrity. That said, I run my boats in saltwaters in bays, estuaries and the ocean, where I'll encounter waves, seas, wakes, currents and rips; rips being the most deadly! So I wouldn't do it on my boat without adding back in a good structural member/support. But if you're on ponds with calm seas all the time, I don't foresee see any bad risks from such external influences ... but it's your decision. [/QUOTE]
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