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| You ve gotten alot of good advice, Im wrapping up a similar project. I wouldnt remove the front or bact seats because that will take away from the structural integrity. Also you would be left with more holes to fill. To remove any rivets you drill them out and can either replace them with larger rivets or stainless machine screws. As was previously stated would decks are very heavy so if at all possible use sheet aluminum but it is expensive. If you do go with plywood it is Very important to either use marine grade or to coat treated plywood ( I coated mine in truck bed liner) because the chemicals in treated lumber eat at aluminum over time. If you remove the flotation foam I would replace it either scrap foam or new pourable foam. As far as trolling motor mount I made one for my boat out of scrap aluminum by riveting it to the top of the gunnel from the outside, as well as tying it into a support bracket. it was farily simple to do and seems durable enough. Hopefully this helps, keep in mind like any boat project it'll take a whole lot more work than it looks like. | |
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