Hello everyone,<br />The boat is 1972 Fiberform 16 footer with a 100HP johnson. It is currently a closed bow (with a flip open windsheild) The bow underside has some stringers running accross (the top as viewed from underneath), but they dont attach to the outside edges of the lower hull, they are just kind of floating. The bow now is strong enough for a man to stand on. I will have a link to some pics later today, or within a couple days anyways.<br /><br />I want to get the opinion of all of you pros, to see if and how structural that bow is before I go cutting anything. I have some ideas on how to make seats for the front, that would also be kind of like stingers going side to side, glued down with fiberglass, that i think would offer support if needed, and then the seats would screw to those. It looks like a beefy little boat, and the nose is a nice thick steep V. I know the pictures will help with the brainstorm, but figured i would get it out there for specualtion early. All glass, wood, frame etc. looks good i.e. no rot, holes anything like that.<br />I've had about 250 lbs on the nose, and the boat still road well, but that was at trolling speed, so i dont know if turning on plane would "dig in" or something on the turns. I plan (if I actually do this) on leaving 6 to 8 inces of boat around the cutout. I personally think it is strong enough to do this, but the thought of putting it into a turn with two people in the nose and the boat doing a cartwheel scares me (what do you felas think?).<br /><br />Thanks a million, i will have pics ASAP.