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Bufford's 12 foot modification
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<blockquote data-quote="RBuffordTJ" data-source="post: 102266" data-attributes="member: 1385"><p>The front seat mod idea came from a user here <strong>asinz</strong> who did this to his. It was what I had in my head and when I saw his it was like "YES! Finally" LOL. I knew we had to keep structural integrity so we had to make a support to run side to side and still allow us to put in the walk through style deck. </p><p></p><p>We are also a little concerned about the back seat, it may need to be lowered and if so I will fab a small hardwood box to place it on. When I sit on the stock bench my arm is cranked up high to run the throttle and navigate, it makes my shoulder very sore by the end of the day, so I don't think it will be too high for that, but my concern is it may be too high for my legs to sit comfortably.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and the decking is screwed to the support beam that runs side to side as it is raised and I could safely put a screw there, you can lift the boat by grabbing the front of that deck and lifting. We hope that will add to some stability as it takes a pounding sometimes running across the lake.</p><p></p><p>It looks great, seems very functional and when we hit the lake in the morning we will see. Lake Conway...here we come!</p><p></p><p>Rick in Orlando</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RBuffordTJ, post: 102266, member: 1385"] The front seat mod idea came from a user here [b]asinz[/b] who did this to his. It was what I had in my head and when I saw his it was like "YES! Finally" LOL. I knew we had to keep structural integrity so we had to make a support to run side to side and still allow us to put in the walk through style deck. We are also a little concerned about the back seat, it may need to be lowered and if so I will fab a small hardwood box to place it on. When I sit on the stock bench my arm is cranked up high to run the throttle and navigate, it makes my shoulder very sore by the end of the day, so I don't think it will be too high for that, but my concern is it may be too high for my legs to sit comfortably. Oh, and the decking is screwed to the support beam that runs side to side as it is raised and I could safely put a screw there, you can lift the boat by grabbing the front of that deck and lifting. We hope that will add to some stability as it takes a pounding sometimes running across the lake. It looks great, seems very functional and when we hit the lake in the morning we will see. Lake Conway...here we come! Rick in Orlando [/QUOTE]
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