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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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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.
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Looks good Capt...Just removed my pass. side back to back and replaced with matching pedestal. Gained floor space lost storage...never enough storage.
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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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very nice
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Great Job!!!
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1986 V20 ![]() Old Fishermen never die, we just SMELL that way!! |
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