# Passagemaker Dinghy

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-dinghy/47429>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [February 17, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-dinghy/47429 "2020-02-17T13:42:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dean\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@Dean\_Smith](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Dean_Smith)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-dinghy/47429/1 "2020-02-17T13:42:08Z")

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I will be atttending the class at the end of March to build the Passagemaker and had a thought about a modification to it once I got it home. My main use of it will be sailing and maybe a trolling motor on it, not so much into rowing. I was thinking about lowering the aft seat, adding more support and extending it forward for more surface area. This way I could have a large surface area for sitting while sailing instead of sitting on the actual floor of the boat.

People's thoughts?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Scheibeck](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.clcboats.com/michael_scheibeck/32/33_2.png) [@Michael\_Scheibeck](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Michael_Scheibeck)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-dinghy/47429/2 "2020-02-18T08:20:33Z")

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Sounds like a lot of trouble.&nbsp; I built some "portable" side seats for our Passagemaker which have worked out well.&nbsp; See my earlier post on that here:

[https://www.clcboats.com/forum/clcforum/thread/44040.html](https://www.clcboats.com/forum/clcforum/thread/44040.html)

...and a link to a Dropbox folder with the photos, in case the one in that message doesn't work:

[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/z2bmcxkorovln3k/AABWkWDoMrEcAn0nSsyDQFExa?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/sh/z2bmcxkorovln3k/AABWkWDoMrEcAn0nSsyDQFExa?dl=0)

We use a trolling motor sometimes, and these seats work for that as well if one is solo.&nbsp; What I don't do is take the motor and the sail rig both along on the same outing.&nbsp; If the wind dies, I row, which is quite pleasant in this wonderfully versatile little dinghy.

Sing out if you have any questions.

.....Michael

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**Author:** ![Dean\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@Dean\_Smith](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Dean_Smith)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-dinghy/47429/3 "2020-02-18T15:15:10Z")

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&nbsp; &nbsp;Thanks for reposting it, I am not sure those seats would hold me without some beefing up. :)

I will definately keep those in the back of my head.

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Dean

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