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[chumbucket]

If you look through the old brochures we have in the archives, there are a couple years where you can clearly see a bench seat so they must have been an option from the factory.

Here's one example;

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/.../017_wellcraft

[inaforty]

Chum,
Thanks for finding that photo. I'm pretty sure that is the same seat that I have from what I can see of the chrome frame in the photo.
Our boat might have came with that seat of course that catalog is an 1989 and our boat is a 1987. Hmmmmmmmmm

[nymack66]

Welcome to the site, Congratulations very nice Boat best of luck, please be sure to keep us posted.

[inaforty]

Thanks again to all for a warm welcome.

I was messing around on the boat this afternoon but forgot to take a photo of those mounting pins that hold that bench seat in place.
I will do that tomorrow after.

I almost got all the trim woodwork off the boat.
I will then spend sometime refinishing the wood.

[nipper]

INA40, this may just spark a debate. I recommend you clean your teak up well, including sanding, then hit it with 3-4 coats of Sikkens Cetol Marine Finish. No, this is not SPAM. This stuff just works very well. It used to suffer from a bit of an orangish (is that a word?) cast, but the modern product and the variations thereof look very nice. Cetol is very durable. I would avoid the gloss finish, but the traditional, satin and natural teak finishes are very nice. Another nice thing about it is that once a year, you can lightly sand any nicks or cuts, Cetol it up, and you are good to go for the year. I have found this stuff works much longer than teak oil or varnish, at least for a northern boat which spends 1/2 of the year (at least) under cover.

[inaforty]

Nipper,
Thanks for the suggestion on the Sikken. I have a good bit of Helmsmen left over from doing the Whaler wood work last summer. However it would probably a better idea to use something of better quality.

I took a few photos of the mounting pins that hold the bench seat to the floor.


The pins have a button to release the ball bearings the hold the pins into the floor mounts.


The pins would slide through the frame of the seat and into the floor mount.

[macojoe]

Them are pretty neat.