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Thomadgs's S-14 Build - "Jenny III"
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<blockquote data-quote="TDobb" data-source="post: 451336" data-attributes="member: 22124"><p>I would seriously consider extending the front deck to the front side of the middle bench. I found after 7 years of use that the front deck, same size as yours got really small once I put a pedestal seat up there. Extending the deck back made it SO MUCH MORE usable. I actually fell out, didn't go all the way in but I was in up to my armpits upside down in the water cause there just wasn't much space up there. I went several years without the pedestal up front but it was tippy and my back said I needed a front pedestal when on the trolling motor in any kind of waves.</p><p></p><p>For the rod box, if you can do it I would definitely put tubes thru the front bench but make sure you use a coupler fitting on the cut edge or you will risk putting scratches in your rods (weak spots, I broke two rods due to the scratches from the tubes). Also make them long and put an end cap on the end that goes thru the front bench so the tips are protected from stuff bouncing around and breaking the tips.</p><p></p><p>To answer your question from my thread, I did not cut the middle bench all the way down to the hull. I left a couple inches of the bench verticals attached to the hull and cut it off, then attached the angles to that vertical section. That kept the mid section pretty stout side to side. It is riveted together with a pretty tight spacing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TDobb, post: 451336, member: 22124"] I would seriously consider extending the front deck to the front side of the middle bench. I found after 7 years of use that the front deck, same size as yours got really small once I put a pedestal seat up there. Extending the deck back made it SO MUCH MORE usable. I actually fell out, didn't go all the way in but I was in up to my armpits upside down in the water cause there just wasn't much space up there. I went several years without the pedestal up front but it was tippy and my back said I needed a front pedestal when on the trolling motor in any kind of waves. For the rod box, if you can do it I would definitely put tubes thru the front bench but make sure you use a coupler fitting on the cut edge or you will risk putting scratches in your rods (weak spots, I broke two rods due to the scratches from the tubes). Also make them long and put an end cap on the end that goes thru the front bench so the tips are protected from stuff bouncing around and breaking the tips. To answer your question from my thread, I did not cut the middle bench all the way down to the hull. I left a couple inches of the bench verticals attached to the hull and cut it off, then attached the angles to that vertical section. That kept the mid section pretty stout side to side. It is riveted together with a pretty tight spacing. [/QUOTE]
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