"Tim J." wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in message
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I just stuck the word "flyfishing" in there so it would be on-topic.
;-)

Okay all you roffian canoers, here's the plan: My canoe has two
seats at front and rear with a gunwale in the center. Can I remove
the center gunwale and replace it with a solid, mounted seat for
solo ventures, or will that screw up the structural integrity of the
canoe?

Depends on how good you are with tools. The fact that you plan to
remove the "center gunwale" rather then the thwart that is presumably
there bodes ill.

Okay - "the wood thingy that looks like a yoke." Being good with tools
and knowing the lingo are two different things, bud! ;-)

Well, as long as you know a water letter outer hole making thingy from a
sixteen ounce claw adjuster, you should be o.k.

I sincerely hope I don't drill through the floor of the canoe after
making that statement.

See, that's what I mean. You've got to have some means of letting out
excess water!

An extra seat in the center of the canoe is nothing more than a highly
specialized thwart. As long as it's built and installed properly it can't
harm the structural integrity of the boat. Done properly, it will even
strengthen it.

Wolfgang