Hey NYMack, there is a guy on Ebay who sells a wide variety of seat cushions. Just do a search for boat seats and they should come up. He often has sets of cushions (i.e. the backrest cushion and the seat cushion). They are generally white with various colors of piping. No idea where he is getting them, but they go pretty cheap. I bought one from that was white with red piping to match the bootstripes and bimini on my V cuddy and put it on a big igloo cooler. Even came with SS screws and snaps. I think I only paid about $15 for it.

Thanks I will check ..

At last..
 

This came out exactly how I planned it , in the upright and lock position the engine still tilt up with no problem , I also add a aluminum support for the back rest, the back rest is locked in place with a wing nut this prevents it from rattling and folding down by itself.
The base is mounted only on two solid stainless hinges I found on ebay it allows the entire seat to tilt or fold forward clearing the splash well completely.
The guy that did my enclosure took a template to make cushions for it we see 200 bucks !
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...d/DSCF0213.jpg
WING NUT AND SUPPORT
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...ed/WingNut.jpg
Nice mod on the aluminum ..
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...ed/bracket.jpg
Sweet hinge ? I can also remove the pin and seat completely
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...eted/hinge.jpg
Splash well all clear
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/c...splashwell.jpg
Now maybe I will wash the Boat down ..

Hey those hinges look familiar....:fam:http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...6/DSCF3084.jpg

Oh yes , I went hunting for those hinges after I saw your post, found em on ebay for 21.00 for the pair free shipping :)
I must say thanks for your detailed post it was what I followed for mine ...

Looks good, I am going to build a bench seat for mine in 2010.......I promise!!!

Mack, that's as clean a job as there's ever been on this site...great work :clap:

Nice Mac, very well done. :clap:

Thanks Guys

That really is some nice work. I'm going to have to make one for my boat.