1st post, looking for advice

[earle]

As title say's my first post. Was really surprised to see V-20s had their own forum. A ton of info available when needed. Cool.
That said, I'm starting some repairs/upgrades to my first V-20. I believe it's an 83. A marine mechanic I know is going thru the wiring and replacing any thing that is suspect. The only other thing I want to address this season is the front deck. At some point in time hardware was removed and the screw hole not properly sealed. The result was predictable. I'm replacing the rotted plywood with 3/4 marine and will glue to the top with epoxy, then seal with glass.
My question is how to brace the deck in order to make it strong enough to stand (fish) on? I'm thinking a couple of white ash stringers running crossways glassed to the sides of the hull.
If anyone has beefed their deck up to take a couple of hundred pounds, I'd appreciate their input. Thanks in advance.
Earl