Hello everyone, welcome to my future project one man bass boat. 1st I'd like to say this is my first time posting. I recently purchased this 12ft Lund & have decided that this awesome boat needs a awesome raised casting deck to match. I've been debating between M.G. WOOD or Aluminum. Both are option for the frame/support as well as the top deck. I have seen some aluminum diamond plate casting deck but $ & strength are worrying me. Wood is the logical choice, coated & wrapped in a (lund) red coloured carpet.
The boat is very wide for a 12ft, roughly 59+inches wide @ the top middle & roughly that wide throughout the back half of the boat. It has a V nose front that flattens out to a flat bottom in the back 2/3. My favorite part of this boat is that the seats double and crosser supports & there is no lips or seams to stub your toes on while walking around the boat . My goal is to compleat a semi raised deck in the front nose ahead of the second seat consisting of a dual storage compartment with possibly a small live well located below casting deck ahead of second seat.
What is everyone opinion or advise before I start buying supplies & materials
The boat is very wide for a 12ft, roughly 59+inches wide @ the top middle & roughly that wide throughout the back half of the boat. It has a V nose front that flattens out to a flat bottom in the back 2/3. My favorite part of this boat is that the seats double and crosser supports & there is no lips or seams to stub your toes on while walking around the boat . My goal is to compleat a semi raised deck in the front nose ahead of the second seat consisting of a dual storage compartment with possibly a small live well located below casting deck ahead of second seat.
What is everyone opinion or advise before I start buying supplies & materials