One thing my uncle did on his small livingston was to put plywood bottoms on each side that way your feet were level instead of rolling an ankle all the time. He also put indoor/outdoor carpet on them and a hole to grasp them for easy removing if necessary.

I've done something similar with my 14' Lund.........since I fish alone a lot, I made a plywood casting platform from the front bench seat to the mid-bench seat. Then with the cooler between the mid-bench seat and rear seat, I can basically walk level from bow to stern casting, setting the anchor, starting the motor, etc. I covered it with indoor/outdoor carpet, too. Feel a little like I'm fishing in the Bass Masters Classic while I'm fishing for coho on the Snoho.

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