...good build/conversion there! I was almost talked into doing the same thing with this old '83 Contender I have been working on. It was suggested that I pull the top cap off and deck the front end for more fishing area. Due to where I fish down here on Galveston Bay I would not be adding any poling platforms unless they have hinges so that I can drop them down to get under the railroad bridge at Bayou Vista. With this hull I just can't pull the trigger and make a "Mini SCB" out of her. By the way, the SCB I am referring to are the cats that Eric builds at Simmons Custom Boats in Kemah TX.