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shifter clearance won't be an issue, mine is mounted up high. i might have to do the same thing, keep one narrower seat and upgrade the other one. it's too bad i couldn't test fit a couple seats before buying.. that would help a lot.

so i've been wanting to get some better seats, something more comfortable with some arm rests. i've been looking around online at all the usual retailers and local craigslist and ebay. i really like the look of some of the helm seats in pontoon boats, look comfy with flip up arm rests, but i just don't know if they'd be too wide for my rig (crestliner eagle 2450 walk-around). here's what i've got now, the stock crestliner seats.

and here's the type of seat i'm thinking about..

i like the idea of flip up arm rests because a lot of the time i'm sitting kind of sideways while trolling. one hand on the wheel while watching the rods. it would allow my leg to hang over the side of the seat with the arm rest up if i wanted, versus a seat with fixed arm rests, like this.

given the narrow cockpit on my boat, i don't know if either of these styles would work. while they may fit facing forward or aft, the arm rest might contact the side walls preventing them from swiveling. any advice on captains seats?

thanks joe.

heard back from crestliner.. they're no help. "contact your local dealer". well, there isn't one. i could probably call one and see if they have any info in their technical manuals or something.

thanks hawkeye, very helpful. i had a feeling i'd be doing a fair amount of disassembly.. i think i'm going to just keep putting fuel in it and wait until the end of the season to pull things apart. i don't want to miss any time on the water because i've got things torn apart.

i sent an email to crestliner last week but have not received any response as of yet.

no worries, i got the idea.

this is what those "boxes" look like. i'm thinking i'll have to pull the port side box to get to the floor board screws. the fuel filler is on that side so i'm hoping the main tank is on that side (2 tanks, 70 gal main and a 30 gal aux). it would make more sense balance wise to mount the tanks in the center of the boat though.. i guess i'll have to see.

good info, very helpful. thanks pap!

i'm thinking i'll have to remove the seat "boxes" that the seats mount to to be able to get to the floor board. maybe i'll get lucky and there will be an access cover under there so i won't need to pull the floor.

duh...

i'm hoping someone may know.. i have a 2000 crestliner eagle 2450. recently my fuel gauge quit working and I determined that it is the sending unit. problem is, i don't know where it's at. i have no access panel in the floor anywhere that i can find. i'm really hoping that i don't have to pull up the floor to change it. does anyone know?

possibly interested in the zuki. shoot me a price if you split things up.

a little spendy but...

https://buffalo.craigslist.org/boa/d/2007-starcraft-islander/6571803266.html

even more spendy..

https://centralmich.craigslist.org/boa/d/boat-for-sale/6570434390.html

01 hardtop

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/boa/d/2001-starcraft-221-islander/6572360412.html

maybe, i don't know. i was thinking more along the lines of adding a 90 to the existing thru-hull you've already got.

maybe try an elbow or a sweep fitting to relocate where the drain hose connects.

sent you a text barry

exactly.. they'll get it regardless, if they want it bad enough.

so you don't use 2 per unit?

agreed. used for for a few years. worked fine for talking to the guys in my immediate area, but outside of that, forget it.

anyone use em? Just wanted to get some feedback on these.

been quite pleased with my eagle so far. i've only got 1 season with it under my belt but it's been great.

also, the one in watertown was on here for sale last year and was 15k or so. i don't know if that's a new owner posting the craigslist ad or what, but it uses the same pics that were on here. maybe search for it on here and contact him via the site. might get a better deal.

https://watertown.craigslist.org/boa/d/crestliner-eagle-236-sst/6535558501.html

i'm interested in this as well. this season will be my first with an i/o in early spring. always had outboards before. we're still getting temps in the high teens, low to mid 20s at night. 40's for highs during the day. i haven't unwrapped mine yet since the lake is still iced over, but once it's open i want to get out there as soon as i can.

is there a night time temp. range we should wait for? right now i think it's too cold at night.. 18-20 degrees... i can see bad things happening.

cool, thanks!

thanks todd. i didn't want to get in any trouble for copyright infringement..

question for you too.. how do you support the 2x4 running length wise?

some good ideas, thanks guys.

that's a good idea too..

yeah i was wondering about the rigidity of the pvc over that long of a span. might have to use conduit instead.

another thought i had was to ditch the crank up idea and simply attach some conduit or pvc to the bottom edges of the tarp on both sides to keep it rigid and straight. i could then pull the tarp up and over from inside the boat. easy enough and much more simple. i could attach rope to the tubing along the bottom edges if needed to give me something to pull on. then, bungee both bottom edges to the trailer (and around the front and back if need be).

hmmm.. thanks bob.