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Cutting out or drilling out middle bench seat?
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<blockquote data-quote="The10Man" data-source="post: 439686" data-attributes="member: 18718"><p>I’ve been thinking about removing my middle bench seat of my 1436 for a while. I mostly fish fresh water lakes but also do some duck hunting as well. Whenever I’m fishing it can be annoying to have to climb over the middle seat to get to the front casting platform. Additionally, removing the bench would give me more room in the boat for duck hunting. </p><p></p><p>My question for those who have experience with this is, should I take the bench out by drilling out the rivets or would I be better off just cutting the bench out as close to the side of the boat as I can and potentially grinding down the remaining aluminum to make it as flush as possible? </p><p></p><p>Currently the boat is bone dry and I’ve never had a problem with leaks. I’m a little concerned that if I drill out the rivets it may be difficult to put new rivets in (I’ve never riveted anything before) good enough so that they don’t leak. The advantages of leaving the rivets in is that I know the boat won’t leak. However, I think it will look cleaner if I take the rivets out and replace them. </p><p></p><p>I plan on reinforcing the floor/sides somehow but haven’t quite determined how I want to do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The10Man, post: 439686, member: 18718"] I’ve been thinking about removing my middle bench seat of my 1436 for a while. I mostly fish fresh water lakes but also do some duck hunting as well. Whenever I’m fishing it can be annoying to have to climb over the middle seat to get to the front casting platform. Additionally, removing the bench would give me more room in the boat for duck hunting. My question for those who have experience with this is, should I take the bench out by drilling out the rivets or would I be better off just cutting the bench out as close to the side of the boat as I can and potentially grinding down the remaining aluminum to make it as flush as possible? Currently the boat is bone dry and I’ve never had a problem with leaks. I’m a little concerned that if I drill out the rivets it may be difficult to put new rivets in (I’ve never riveted anything before) good enough so that they don’t leak. The advantages of leaving the rivets in is that I know the boat won’t leak. However, I think it will look cleaner if I take the rivets out and replace them. I plan on reinforcing the floor/sides somehow but haven’t quite determined how I want to do that. [/QUOTE]
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