Gregor floor and bench cut out

[straightaxle]

Finally getting around to posting progress on my 15' Gregor. I am setting it up to fish lakes and for Summer Steelhead here in the Columbia River. I am going to raise the bench up in the middle seat about five inches, move the seats out about the same. That will give me about a 12-16" cut out/walk through in the middle seat. I will brace the inside and out of the middle seat with a 2x4 running the width of the seat box so everything will be tied in and I will not loose and strength. I am going to fill the under side of the front floor with pool noodles to add to any lost flotation.

 

[straightaxle]

Here is the cut out for the middle seat, all bracing in fit, have a few adjustments still. The cut out is 16" wide. Tomorrow I hope to get the side braces in between the front and back seat and plywood cut. I have the seat boxes cut and fit. just have to paint them and install them.