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Duracraft 1436 restore
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<blockquote data-quote="Jonboat Jerry" data-source="post: 339627" data-attributes="member: 6334"><p>The Bench seats in the center add stiffness for flexing along the fore and aft axis of the boat. This stiffness</p><p>is critical for longer length boats. If you remove this structure, then you have to make up for it in other</p><p>ways. This is usually compensated for, by adding narrow 6"-8" equipment lockers on each side, between the forward seat</p><p>and the rear seat along the outside gunnel's (rails for us land lubber's). For a 1448, you can probably get away with it, but</p><p>remember the manufacturer put that in for a reason. Hope this helps. Jerry <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jonboat Jerry, post: 339627, member: 6334"] The Bench seats in the center add stiffness for flexing along the fore and aft axis of the boat. This stiffness is critical for longer length boats. If you remove this structure, then you have to make up for it in other ways. This is usually compensated for, by adding narrow 6"-8" equipment lockers on each side, between the forward seat and the rear seat along the outside gunnel's (rails for us land lubber's). For a 1448, you can probably get away with it, but remember the manufacturer put that in for a reason. Hope this helps. Jerry :) [/QUOTE]
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