I have a 15 foot aluminum v-hull boat with bench seats...3 benches and a little triangle seat in the front. What I wanted to do was remove the benches, and install a floor. I also wanted to build storage compartments (with a small baitwell) on both sides towards the rear half, and a small platform at the front. I was going to install pedestal seats.(Pretty much, I wanted to make this boat similar to the factory rigged boats like Sea Nymphs, etc). <br /><br />I'm concerned about the strength of the hull if I remove the seats. If I was to add supports from the floor to the sides of the boat, would that compensate for the seats? (I'm not sure what the supports are called, but they look sort of like a triangle with 90 degree flanges on two sides, and you would stand it vertically, and attach it to the floor and side). If this would work, I could move the floatation that is under the bench seats, to under the floor and also inside the storage compartments.<br />I would just buy a boat that is already rigged like this, but don't have the money for it. Besides, I like making htings myself.<br />Thanks for any help that you can give.