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Best seat mounting method for 12' aluminum fishing boat?


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I have a seat mounted to the clamp style bracket that I have been using for the last couple of years on my 12' aluminum boat.  I have tried adding ropes, ratchet straps, etc to the bottom of the clamps looped under the bench seat, and nothing will hold the seat tightly to the aluminum bench seat.  I always tighten the nuts down on the clamp as tight as I can before adding the ropes, straps, etc, and the seat still comes loose.  Looking for some other mounting ideas/techniques I can try...

 

 

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Very often the floatation foam is in that seat compartment so drilling into it could be a problem. What about a 3/4 inch piece of marine plywood on top of the seat compartment anchored in by modified "L" brackets at either end to the gunwales? heavy duty 3/4 ss screws used and maybe strips of plumbing pipe holder material bent like u brackets and mounted to the plywood with heavy duty 3/4 screws in multiple holes....or use (heavier) starboard instead of plywood? just a thought off the top of my head...

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1 hour ago, Sk8man said:

Very often the floatation foam is in that seat compartment so drilling into it could be a problem. What about a 3/4 inch piece of marine plywood on top of the seat compartment anchored in by modified "L" brackets at either end? heavy duty 3/4 ss screws used and maybe strips of plumbing pipe holder material bent like u brackets and mounted to the plywood with heavy duty 3/4 screws in multiple holes....or use (heavier) starboard instead of plywood? just a thought off the top of my head...

Yes there is foam under the aluminum bench seat so i have stayed away from drilling into that so far.  

 

So you are thinking a piece of 3/4" plywood across the top, mounted to the angled seat supports, and then attach the seat to the plywood?  That is a good idea, I think I have some leftover marine plywood i could try that out.  Thanks for the idea!

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16 hours ago, 1lastweekend said:

Yes there is foam under the aluminum bench seat so i have stayed away from drilling into that so far.  

 

So you are thinking a piece of 3/4" plywood across the top, mounted to the angled seat supports, and then attach the seat to the plywood?  That is a good idea, I think I have some leftover marine plywood i could try that out.  Thanks for the idea!

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1 hour ago, TrophySeeker said:

I put this in my boat. It lets you slide to the middle to balance when fishing.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000AXOYQ/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_y9yPEbEHEW8T9

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Thanks that could work...Did you mount it directly to the boats bench seat or did you put some wood in between the seat and the slide?

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