[flyingfrizzle]

I know of several people who done it on the 20's but not sure I have seen as many 23's done this way. I saw a 23' regulator done this way and it turned out nice. Search SeaCraft84 or Patriot, they do there redo's with a flat deck. I will be doing my 71' sf with a flat deck but the 74' Im doing now will keep it. With the liner in the 20's, the flat deck would take more work to fit to the linner. It would work better on the MA's or maybe the sf's if you convert them to a 3 piece design. The way the 23's are built it wouldn't be as bad either since they are a 3 piece hull even thoe there is a linner skin under the gunnels. With the higher free board on the 23' it might work out better if you raised the deck height too so that it doesn't put you so low if you cast from the bow plus it will help with the self bail and larger four stroke weights. Down side you loose the storage but could gain it back with the box mentioned. I don't know if I would do it in a standard deck height 23'. I would have to stand in the bow and see how the gunnels would hit against me to decide.