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Message: <blockquote data-quote="marshman" data-source="post: 363811" data-attributes="member: 12129">depends on the hull..., I removed a center bench on a riveted 1232 once.. had to put it back..  I removed a center bench from a riveted 1440 Lowe..  no problem..  the welded 1542 weldcraft I have now was built without center seat...    the bench seats in these boats get their strength from the brakes/bends/ crimped corners...  i noticed the other day how weak my bench got when I cut in to it..  I'm bracing it back though with framework to make storage....a good alternative to removing a bench is suggested in the hydrilla  gorilla book..  don't remove it completely..  leave like an inch or so all the way around where it attaches to the hull..</blockquote>