Jump seats for I/O cuddy
 

I want to add some seats to the aft portion of my 1991 V20 I/O cuddy. Any of you have seats back there on an I/O willing to take pix to show me how you set yours up?

I think Rick here on the site has some. or maybe it is Chesapeake724. one or the other:head:......browse the gallery.

Nipper,
I`m going to my boat this w.e., I will take detailed pictures and post them here.
Actually, in the same pier where my V20 is, lives a guy who makes seats, canvas work and upholstery, right on the dock. He lives on his sailboat. Maybe I can ask him how much , and he can make them using my V20 for measurements, then ship them to you.
Juan

Thanks JJJ. I will look for the pictures. I am not sure yours will work because I have an I/O cuddy with the big engine cover. There is not very much room (only about 14 1/2") between the sides of the engine cover and the gunwales.

Sorry, missed the I/O detail. Will post anyways for others to see.
Juan

I use to use two coolers, I for got the size, I have one down basement I will have to look? But you can get the cushions all made at west marine for coolers, they work great and you can use the cooler for soda and snacks.

I have the same I/O but different year but the engine box is the same I have a piece of teak wood on each gunnel even (height wise) with the indention ( step) on the engine cover. Mine has a padded cushion with a wood bottom that sits on the teak wood and on the engine cover step, I have snaps screwed in to the gunnel and back panel (that the eng cvr sits against) where 2 straps are mounted to the seat that snap to these snaps to keep the seat from sliding forward and helps hold the persons weight.

Thanks, GarageNC. I had that same thought. That is much like the setup I have on my 20' Formula F-2 Sunsport. Were you able to use off the shelf seats or did you have to have them custom made?

hey nipple i have a pair of basic (blue) jump seats that i got from a west marine going out of business.
i just set em in there so i can have extra seating when i bring my parents, etc. . . . . but i aint got nothing holding em down. they just pop in and out.

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/prod...ID=1009&r=view

got these for $16. bucks each.

they are kinda short but for the price ya cant beat em.

Thanks, Tuna. So these seats fit between your engine box and gunwales?

i built the ones in my 21 and were removable

fit like a glove.

it was Rick's boat I was thinking about. here is a pic from his gallery. I think he made the boxes, and bought the seats. :head:

rick's seats

Thanks, Yensen. I think that is exactly what I am going to go with. I will probably make the bottoms out of starboard. I think I will fashion the bases so that water in the cockpit can drain through the base (i.e. no bottom on the base). I will then look into hinging the seats so I can pull them up and store stuff beneath the seat that can get wet. I think I will not fasten these down permanently, but rather, go with a friction fit and maybe a strap/snap or two. That way I can just pull them out when not needed.

make me a couple while you are at it.:beer:

Yep those are my seats. The base is made from thin plywood and are open on the bottom. These seats were added by one of my boat's previous owners. These seats are held in place only by gravity. They've always stayed put while the boat is moving. They must be moved to open the engine cover and being able to move them around is sometimes handy. If you check the other pictures in my gallery you'll notice that I have a short cover over the helm area. I can move both seats up under the cover for storage when the boat is in the slip.

Rick / rb437
(the log in changed with the new website)

ok rick, now i am confused. so is the new name due to the new site?

and it looks like your transom was "converted" at some point:head: almost looks like you turned and OB into an IO????

what year is your boat?

NOPE SHELF SEATS. GOOD LUCK

Prior to the site moving all my posts showed my name, Rick. After the site moved my posts all show my log in, rb437.

Check out the picture attached. No conversion. It looks to me like the cap is made to go either OB or IO. This boat has always been a full transom w/ IO.

It's an 1989

Here's a shot of the underside of the seat. Hey the weathers warming up here in MD, check out the footwear!

Ewwwwwww!

Stink, I knew I could count on a response from you on that one! For everyone else it was about the weather.