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Message: <blockquote data-quote="airshot" data-source="post: 523300" data-attributes="member: 1183"><p>Everyone needs to look at how they fish and what their boat is used for.  Many small boat owners over build their decks and floors, but many things need considered.  When I added floors to my 14' tinnie, I used 5/8" 5 ply exterior plywood, suspended between seats 4' apart with no center support....worked fine with 2, 175lb adults !   In the front, I added a hatch then bought a cheap plastic waste basket to set under the hatch, used a heat gun to soften the plastic and molded the trashcan to the hull to store my anchor.  I fish Lake Erie, so not about to sit on a high platform/ deck or I would be swimming.  I see lots of high deck bass boats on the big lake, but very few people sitting up there and no people are standing up there...on my current boat, the casting deck sees almost no use, when I deploy my trolling motor, I am on hands and knees for stability, stand up when feet are in the floor with something to hang onto.  Gotta consider how your boat will be used, how much weight needs to be supported, what kind if water you will fish in, etc, etc.  Do your build according to what you need.</p></blockquote><p></p>