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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Are the seats not structural?
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<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 363794" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p>Very rarely are they not structural in a tin boat. You can remove them but you will need to add bracing that serves the same purpose to not have issues down the line. </p><p></p><p>Most of these boats are made of at best 1/8" thick aluminum (typically it's as little as half that thickness) which you could bend with your two hands, apply several feet of leveraged torque via the length of the boat hull and you're looking at a lot of stress. If it's just floating along in a puddle then you'll be fine. Add a motor or encounter anything rougher than a calm puddle and over time the flexing will cause leaks in the rivets, left long enough you'll get stress cracks in the aluminum sheeting itself.</p><p></p><p>Post a pic of what you're working with and a sketch of what you'd like to do and I'm sure plenty of people will chime in with suggestions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 363794, member: 13702"] Very rarely are they not structural in a tin boat. You can remove them but you will need to add bracing that serves the same purpose to not have issues down the line. Most of these boats are made of at best 1/8" thick aluminum (typically it's as little as half that thickness) which you could bend with your two hands, apply several feet of leveraged torque via the length of the boat hull and you're looking at a lot of stress. If it's just floating along in a puddle then you'll be fine. Add a motor or encounter anything rougher than a calm puddle and over time the flexing will cause leaks in the rivets, left long enough you'll get stress cracks in the aluminum sheeting itself. Post a pic of what you're working with and a sketch of what you'd like to do and I'm sure plenty of people will chime in with suggestions. [/QUOTE]
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