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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LDUBS" data-source="post: 503764" data-attributes="member: 21536">The consensus of knowledgeable folks on these boards is removing the center bench on boats like that creates a dangerous situation where the boat could fold up on itself.  If removed, some kind of bracing needs to be added back.  One popular approach is to split the bench so the center is a walk thru.  My previous boat had that feature. It makes a huge difference moving around. Some cut a section out of the existing bench then brace the remaining parts to the floor. That might work well if the bench is already boxed in.  Others might remove the bench and replace with a couple of boxes on either side.  Here is a pic showing the concept.  [ATTACH=full]116600[/ATTACH]</blockquote>