Need advise on leaning post install

[willy]

Any of you guys that can give me some advise would be much appreciated. Bought a leaning post last year to install on FishBones.
Came out of a Contender, size and height are perfect.
There is a big issue for me though. As you can see in the first photo it appears it will install in a great spot, BUT, there is no access to that area at all, even if I remove the fuel tank cover as there is a very large and thick stringer that runs bow to stern on each side just about where the seat/feet will be bolted in.
This stringer does not make contact with the floor apparently in this area and there is a 1.5" gap between the bottom of the floor and the stringer. Plus since it is a no wood boat there also is nothing inside the stringer, sounds hollow when you tap it.
So since I cannot just use long strong screws and go straight into the stringers I decided to do the toggle type bolts.
There in lies the problem, I cannot drill through the floor and then push the toggle set up down through it and pull it back up, the stringer will prevent that.
Any advise would be a big help.
I don't think just 3/8 screws in the floor would be stout enough for my svelte figure against that seat even though there are four holes per leg.
I wish it was so.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Bed it in epoxy?

www.westsystem.com/ss/bonding-hardware/

[willy]

So after talking on the phone with Dave (Spare) I went out and pulled of my seat and pedestal.
Guess what, no big center hole ( YEA ) and six stainless 3/8 oval heads wood screws going right through the about 1" Thick wood floor.

[willy]

[Kracker Jack]

Originally Posted by willy

So after talking on the phone with Dave (Spare) I went out and pulled of my seat and pedestal.
Guess what, no big center hole ( YEA ) and six stainless 3/8 oval heads wood screws going right through the about 1" Thick wood floor.

You could just not install it,sell it to me!!!! Lol!!!! Sweet leaning post by the way. Good luck on the install.

[willy]

Sorry Kracker, decided to keep and install after talking to my adviser, going to do it in the next couple of days.
She is a well built post, looking forward to using it. Come on up and we will test it out together!

[Kracker Jack]

Originally Posted by willy

Sorry Kracker, decided to keep and install after talking to my adviser, going to do it in the next couple of days.
She is a well built post, looking forward to using it. Come on up and we will test it out together!

I noticed the first week I was on this forum that ALOT!!!! of you are from Jersey. I would love to come up there and fish for two or three days and meet some of you guys and bring my v20 when its done. I've never been to Jersey.

[willy]

Get your kraker Arse up here for the rendezvous in July, meet a bunch, do some fishing, some drinking may happen, check out some V's and a wayward Hydrasport.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by willy

Get your kraker Arse up here for the rendezvous in July, meet a bunch, do some fishing, some drinking may happen, check out some V's and a wayward Hydrasport.

Yep...just use the screws and bed w/4200 and you oughtta be good to go...worst that can happen is if the start coming loose, you can uninstall, take up the fuel cover and put it back w/backing plates under the floor...if there's that much room between top of stringer and bottom of floor, it shouldn't be too hard......wish I was up there to give you a hand...so you don't f__k it up...

[thecabinetguy]

I have a 1990 v 20 center console and installed a really nice leaning post from a 2004 26 rabolo. Its a little wide for my v but comfortable as heck. My1990 model has a hatch cover behind the gas tank hatch and i cut holes and attached (pie plates) ? inside the well. I was able to reach through and through bolt the rear legs of the leaning post , however the front legs are screwed into floor with 5200 on the flanges and it is really stout. Newby here and still trying to figure out how to post pics.