: Actually it is part of the coaming mold.

: Not seen one yet that was structural though.

: It is structural in the sense that with hull contact the deck can not easily
: collapse.

: If you

: If you do remove the seat, the cheeks should be tabbed into the hull for
: strength, or strengthen the hull in that area.

: Sorry for the nit picking Bill, just want to keep the information accurate
: and of value.

: Reg

True enough, it is part of the coaming mold

Most seats though have foam blocks under them from the seat to the hull, provides a little support to the coaming sides, but most of the strength for compression comes from the back bulkhead.

If you do think the strength is compromised it's not hard to glass the sides of the seat you leave (now cheak plates) into the bottom of the boat to add compression strength to the coaming sides.

No problem nit picking, I seem to be good at that too .

Bill H.