Securing the Floor Frame

[BlueFin78]

Hello everyone, I am new to this and I have been searching quite a while with no results. I have a 12 foot Blue Fin V bottom that I want to put a floor in. My plan is to remove the middle seat and just put a floor there so it is easier to fish from. I know that I can't put a casting deck on it as it will change the center of gravity and make it too unstable. I plan on using 1"x 1" wood for the floor frame. My question to you all is how to anchor it to the boat? What have people done? I have looked at and read a lot of posts but this part is not clear to me. Any help or advice is appreciated. The boat does not leak now and I certainly do not want to make it leak by doing something incorrect.

 

[Weldorthemagnificent]

Pics of your boat would be helpful. Some people screw into the ribs if they’re big enough. I like my floors removable and just set them in. I have also seen slide bolt latches used to anchor floor boards to the seats.


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[FatChad]

I used aluminum angle and drilled through it into the ribs and secured it with pop rivets. Quick to do and light.

 

[thomasdgs]

If your remaining bench seats go all the way to the floor (like on a Lund boat), then you can screw your frames into the sides of those. Thats what I did for my casting deck, no different than the floor.