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New seat with built in livewell
My wife has been asking me to raise the passenger seat so she can see better. She is short. Instead of blowing her off like I usually do I saw this as an opportunity to build a cool seat. I used the original base as a template. I just built it taller. Once the base was built out of plywood I covered it in a layer of fiberglass and painted it with Awlgrip. Then I used the original back to back seat but I fastened it to starboard so it can't open. Then I cut in tackle storage to the front. It holds 3 regular Plano boxes and 1 large box. In the back I foamed in a 5 gallon bucket which I plumbed to be a livewell. The seat is hinged so you just lift up the seat and access the live well.
I don't have a picture yet but I topped off the livewell with a plexiglass cover.      
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03-26-2016, 08:56 AM
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Great job, looks nice. I've got pedestal seats on both sides and have been wanting to put a tackle storage unit under the passenger side. Looking at your photo, it wouldn't raise it much more than the drivers side.
Smart move listening to the wife
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03-26-2016, 04:01 PM
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Pete, that is a thing of beauty. I love the built in tackle storage. Well done!
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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03-26-2016, 04:41 PM
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very nice
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03-26-2016, 06:38 PM
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Thanks everyone. My wife hasn't sat in it yet but looking at the pics she is worried that her feet won't touch the floor. Lol! She's short. I told her if that is the problem I would install a foot rest for her.
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03-27-2016, 06:24 AM
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I see you installed the most important thing Bottle opener!!!!! Great work looks nice!!
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