[oldbluesplayer]

BP, Ed, & Scott - thanks for the input - when you look at open floor space, it's hard on a smaller boat to envision giving some of that up, harder to realize that in use it's not really available anyways, and needs better use.

Ed / others - can you give any thoughts on structure / build / layup, for the seat boxes? I'm thinking 3/8 ply for the sides, front, back, with 3/4 for the top, to give a good plate to attach the pedestal bases to, covered with some layup of glass - (1 x mat) or (2 x mat) or (1 x mat + 1 x cloth) or ??

Will be using polyester resin for these structures.

Put a bottom in them, and make them removable, or just glass, or 5200, them down to the floor ? If that, what would be an adequate bottom flange width ?

thanks

Bill