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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alex_c" data-source="post: 312383" data-attributes="member: 9587">Hopefully this adds something to the conversation...I have a 14.5' aluminum semi-v with a 64" beam.  I like to river fish and ocean fish so I need stability and safety when on the water.  I put my deck quite low (much lower than most of the mods I have seen here) so if a wave or something comes up while I am standing, I don't get tossed right overboard.  I would have like a bit more floor/storage space but I had a crappy 2x4 and plywood floor in the boat before that was removable and slightly lower (3-4) than it is now and the stability was decent.  Anyway, if you run bigger or faster moving water I would keep the gunwale above knee height while standing at the lowest point.  I have higher decks in the bow and stern for when I am anchored out but where I will stand while driving on the tiller, I am as low as possible.pics of my framing:</blockquote>