Watercraft

A method of assembling a watercraft comprising:

• providing a hull having a transom;
• disposing a deck above the hull, the deck being supported by the hull,
• the deck having:
• a pedestal,
• a left gunnel disposed on a left side of the pedestal,
• a left footrest disposed laterally between the left gunnel and the pedestal,
• a right gunnel disposed on a right side of the pedestal, and
• a right footrest disposed laterally between the right gunnel and the pedestal,
• the hull and the deck defining an engine compartment therebetween;
• disposing one of a first seat and a second seat on the pedestal laterally between the left and right footrests, the first seat having a first length, the second seat having a second length greater than the first length;
• disposing a helm assembly at least in part forward of the one of the first seat and the second seat;
• disposing an engine in the engine compartment forward of the transom;
• operatively connecting a propulsion system to the engine;
• and
• removably connecting a pedestal extension to a rear of the pedestal for providing additional support to the second seat, the pedestal supporting the first seat without the pedestal extension when the first seat is disposed on the pedestal;
• selectively disposing the first seat on the pedestal when the pedestal extension is removed from the pedestal;
• and
• selectively replacing the first seat with the second seat and the pedestal extension, the pedestal extension being removably connected to the pedestal and extending rearwardly therefrom, the second seat being disposed on the pedestal and the pedestal extension,
• when disposed on the pedestal and the pedestal extension, the second seat extending further rearward from the pedestal than the first seat disposed on the pedestal.

A method of assembling a watercraft,

• the watercraft comprising:
• a hull having a transom;
• a deck disposed above the hull, the deck being supported by the hull, the hull and the deck defining an engine compartment therebetween, the deck having a pedestal;
• an engine disposed in the engine compartment forward of the transom;
• a propulsion system operatively connected to the engine;
• and
• a helm assembly disposed on the deck forward of the pedestal,
• the method comprising:
• disposing one of a first seat and a second seat on the pedestal at least in part rearward of the helm assembly, the first seat having a first length, the second seat having a second length greater than the first length;
• removably connecting a buoyant removable rear extension to at least one of a rear of the hull and a rear of the deck;
• selectively disposing the first seat on the pedestal when the rear extension is removed from the at least one of the rear of the hull and the rear of the deck;
• and
• selectively replacing the first seat with the second seat on the pedestal when the rear extension is removably connected to at least one of the rear of the hull and the rear of the deck,
• when disposed on the pedestal, the second seat extending further rearward than the first seat disposed on the pedestal.