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Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.[_3_]

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On Jan 5, 11:47 am, "Jeepinit" wrote:
I began the dismantling process last evening. My question is; Should I
remove the base that is fiberglass to the floor? Take a saw zall and cut
the base out? What is underneath? is the base built on the floor or is it
hollow underneath it? What would look the best? I can take pictures and
share is anyone is intrested in helping me out.

Tim Fisher

"Tim" wrote in message

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On Jan 3, 7:07 pm, John H wrote:

On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:32:07 -0500, "Jeepinit" wrote:
In the past I have seeked the wisdom of this forum with great success. I
am
once again seeking some direction. I purchased a 1990 Maxum 19 ft last
year. The only thing I dislike about the boat is the seating. It has the
folddown seats on both sides. I do not mind the seats anywhere except at
the wheel. It is an extremly uncomfortable seat. I continually had to
prop
cushions under me to see. I need to change this while she is in storage.
Where do I go to find ideas? Maybe removing the seat and installing a
captain chair on a pedestal? Looking for ideas, where and how tos.
Thanks all!!
Tim
Another Tim, oh no!
Oh yeeeessss!

Those seats you have are quite common in the runabouts. one thing you
can do is remove the seat from the box it sits on and raise them from
there, OR cover the box, make it sturdy and use it for a pedistal and
put about any seat you want on it. If you're going to remove the seat
entirely and instal "captains chairs" you may have some problems with
working under the decking as suggested.

A friend of mine took the rotten seats off the boxes and went to the
local salvage yard and got some import bucket seats for about $10. or
$15.00. complete with sliding adjusters. He mounted them on top of the
boxes after he'd reinforced them, and they work fairly well. he was
going to make them rotatable, but didn't have time last year. i don't'
know if he's working on them for this coming season or not.

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Hey, Jeepster.. you asked if anyone wants to help, but didn't say
where you were.. I do glass work and am in CT if you are close by and
care to send me an email.

I am assuming the floor is solid under the seats, although I am not
familiar with floating clorox bottles (kidding) I can't see why they
would leave it open under there. I would think that would cause
engineering issues and make weak spots or add a lot of weight to
eliminate them. If you decide to build new pedistals I can probably
offer some advice on the glasswork if that is the way you choose to
go...

Scotty from SmallBoats.com

I would be concerned with adding a pedestal without a backing plate or
replacing that section of the floor and adding extra 2x4 supports under
the pedestal.