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<blockquote data-quote="MuskieGuy" data-source="post: 458554" data-attributes="member: 24132">The trailer was repaired.&nbsp; The rear deck was finished with carpeting.&nbsp; Put both front and rear decks in the newly cleaned interior of the boat.&nbsp; Then took her out on the water.&nbsp; All in all I saved 35 lbs by creating a new rear deck, 35 lbs redoing the framing under the existing front deck, and 10 lbs by taking out the old seat bases/pedestals that were serving no purpose before.&nbsp; I&#039;ll take 80lbs savings in a little boat like this.&nbsp; (My wife was not a fan of using our fancy bathroom scale in the garage for some reason)In hind sight, the rear deck is a little tall.&nbsp; When I install the seat, it&#039;s a little too tall for my short legs.&nbsp; But that&#039;s fine cause i don&#039;t mind sitting on a throwable cushion, and I now have a nice place to store it.&nbsp; Despite it being a bit tall, it&#039;s SO MUCH NICER to sit on a bench to drive the tiller.&nbsp; I feel so much more stable down inside the boat.&nbsp; I used a handle extender on the tiller, but it&#039;s not really needed.The rear deck is still plenty big for my brother to stand on comfortably.&nbsp; Just like the front, it&#039;s only lowered into the exiting interior and held into place with a couple of L brackets screwed into the aluminum sides.&nbsp; Four screws and you can lift it out easily enough.&nbsp; However, it is incredibly stable and sturdy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MuskieGuy, post: 458554, member: 24132"] The trailer was repaired. The rear deck was finished with carpeting. Put both front and rear decks in the newly cleaned interior of the boat. Then took her out on the water. All in all I saved 35 lbs by creating a new rear deck, 35 lbs redoing the framing under the existing front deck, and 10 lbs by taking out the old seat bases/pedestals that were serving no purpose before. I'll take 80lbs savings in a little boat like this. (My wife was not a fan of using our fancy bathroom scale in the garage for some reason) In hind sight, the rear deck is a little tall. When I install the seat, it's a little too tall for my short legs. But that's fine cause i don't mind sitting on a throwable cushion, and I now have a nice place to store it. Despite it being a bit tall, it's SO MUCH NICER to sit on a bench to drive the tiller. I feel so much more stable down inside the boat. I used a handle extender on the tiller, but it's not really needed. The rear deck is still plenty big for my brother to stand on comfortably. Just like the front, it's only lowered into the exiting interior and held into place with a couple of L brackets screwed into the aluminum sides. Four screws and you can lift it out easily enough. However, it is incredibly stable and sturdy. [/QUOTE]

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