New pond rig, thoughts for a deck/other upgrades

[Ogandrews]

Got this 14ft aluminum shallow v a week ago for the small reservoirs and ponds around here. My buddy bought a trailer for his drag car and the guy left this boat in it, so I got it for $200. No leaks and light enough that I can throw it in the bed if my truck myself with no problem. I’ve got a 55lbs tiller minkota that I hook up to it and it actually pushes it pretty good, got to 5mph on Sunday on calm water. Hooked garmin striker with down imaging up to it I had left over from ice fishing, ripped out the front seat and replaced the middle bench with a 2x10 to save space (pictures are from before I replaced it). Surprisingly stable for how light it is, and I can get it in less than a foot of water, I couldn’t be happier with it for what I’ll be using it for. I’m thinking about building a casting deck in the front, probably going from the middle seat up to the bow. I’m not sure how I should go about this. I know having a higher deck would be great for ease of rod clearence but the higher it is probably the less stable the boat will be. Also really want to keep the weight to a minimum as it’s already probably around it’s limit with 2 people, 2 batteries (use 2 on both sides just to make it more stable) multiple rods and my other gear. Any recommendations on how to go about supporting the deck and what to use to make it? Or any other ideas on what I could do to make it a little better to fish out of? 
 

 And yes my entire garage is taken up by 2 boats, a kayak and a bunch of fishing gear, lady isn’t to happy about it but it’s gotta go somewhere.

[Gator_Bait]

Jon boat to bass boat conversion on You Tube. You'll get a ton of ideas and how to videos. There are some shallow Vs as well as plain Jon boats, the ideas apply to both. I looked at doing one of those several times. 

[Ogandrews]

3 hours ago, Gator_Bait said:

Jon boat to bass boat conversion on You Tube. You'll get a ton of ideas and how to videos. There are some shallow Vs as well as plain Jon boats, the ideas apply to both. I looked at doing one of those several times. 

Thanks man I’ll look around some