On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:32:07 -0500, "Jeepinit"
wrote:

In the past I have seeked the wisdom of this forum with great success. I am
once again seeking some direction. I purchased a 1990 Maxum 19 ft last
year. The only thing I dislike about the boat is the seating. It has the
folddown seats on both sides. I do not mind the seats anywhere except at
the wheel. It is an extremly uncomfortable seat. I continually had to prop
cushions under me to see. I need to change this while she is in storage.
Where do I go to find ideas? Maybe removing the seat and installing a
captain chair on a pedestal? Looking for ideas, where and how tos.

You can get replacement seats and supports through Boater's World,
West Marine or even Bass Pro Shops.

On Jan 3, 11:04*pm, "Mike" wrote:
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On Jan 3, 10:08 pm, wrote:





On Jan 3, 7:32 pm, "Jeepinit" wrote:

In the past I have seeked the wisdom of this forum with great success.. I
am
once again seeking some direction. I purchased a 1990 Maxum 19 ft last
year. The only thing I dislike about the boat is the seating. It has the
folddown seats on both sides. I do not mind the seats anywhere except at
the wheel. It is an extremly uncomfortable seat. I continually had to
prop
cushions under me to see. I need to change this while she is in storage.
Where do I go to find ideas? Maybe removing the seat and installing a
captain chair on a pedestal? Looking for ideas, where and how tos.

Thanks all!!

Tim

Plesae be advised... John Herring is a Homosexual Stalker, and should
be ignored.

You seem to have a big problem with queers man. They are just people
like the rest of us, did you have a problem with one or something? I
mean, I won't stoop to calling names as you do, but it must have been
pretty bad...

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We oughta cut him some slack. He must have been sodomized as a young child
(or more recently). Slammy clearly has issues.

--Mike- Hide quoted text -

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Only with Herring...........

On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:35:51 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Jan 3, 10:08*pm, wrote:
On Jan 3, 7:32*pm, "Jeepinit" wrote:

In the past I have seeked the wisdom of this forum with great success. *I am
once again seeking some direction. *I purchased a 1990 Maxum 19 ft last
year. *The only thing I dislike about the boat is the seating. *It has the
folddown seats on both sides. *I do not mind the seats anywhere except at
the wheel. *It is an extremly uncomfortable seat. *I continually had to prop
cushions under me to see. *I need to change this while she is in storage.
Where do I go to find ideas? *Maybe removing the seat and installing a
captain chair on a pedestal? *Looking for ideas, where and how tos.

Thanks all!!

Tim

Plesae be advised... John Herring is a Homosexual Stalker, and should
be ignored.

You seem to have a big problem with queers man. They are just people
like the rest of us, did you have a problem with one or something? I
mean, I won't stoop to calling names as you do, but it must have been
pretty bad...

Queers?

Sounds like you are the one with the problem.

On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:35:51 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Jan 3, 10:08*pm, wrote:
On Jan 3, 7:32*pm, "Jeepinit" wrote:

In the past I have seeked the wisdom of this forum with great success. *I am
once again seeking some direction. *I purchased a 1990 Maxum 19 ft last
year. *The only thing I dislike about the boat is the seating. *It has the
folddown seats on both sides. *I do not mind the seats anywhere except at
the wheel. *It is an extremly uncomfortable seat. *I continually had to prop
cushions under me to see. *I need to change this while she is in storage.
Where do I go to find ideas? *Maybe removing the seat and installing a
captain chair on a pedestal? *Looking for ideas, where and how tos.

Thanks all!!

Tim

Plesae be advised... John Herring is a Homosexual Stalker, and should
be ignored.

You seem to have a big problem with queers man. They are just people
like the rest of us, did you have a problem with one or something? I
mean, I won't stoop to calling names as you do, but it must have been
pretty bad...

He's just ****ed 'cause I won't respond to him, or Salty, or Donnie, or
Harry. They're all in the same mold.

I agree with your idea. Remove the seat from the console side and replace
it with a pedestal and bucket seat. West marine and others have generic
bucket seats and pedestals. If you look around you'll see that the
"upgrade" interior configuration for most small runabouts is two bucket
seats, bench seat, and a sun deck.

"Jeepinit" wrote in message
news
In the past I have seeked the wisdom of this forum with great success. I
am once again seeking some direction. I purchased a 1990 Maxum 19 ft last
year. The only thing I dislike about the boat is the seating. It has the
folddown seats on both sides. I do not mind the seats anywhere except at
the wheel. It is an extremly uncomfortable seat. I continually had to
prop cushions under me to see. I need to change this while she is in
storage. Where do I go to find ideas? Maybe removing the seat and
installing a captain chair on a pedestal? Looking for ideas, where and
how tos.

Thanks all!!

Tim

"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
m...
I agree with your idea. Remove the seat from the console side and replace
it with a pedestal and bucket seat. West marine and others have generic
bucket seats and pedestals. If you look around you'll see that the
"upgrade" interior configuration for most small runabouts is two bucket
seats, bench seat, and a sun deck.

"Jeepinit" wrote in message
news
In the past I have seeked the wisdom of this forum with great success. I
am once again seeking some direction. I purchased a 1990 Maxum 19 ft
last year. The only thing I dislike about the boat is the seating. It
has the folddown seats on both sides. I do not mind the seats anywhere
except at the wheel. It is an extremly uncomfortable seat. I
continually had to prop cushions under me to see. I need to change this
while she is in storage. Where do I go to find ideas? Maybe removing the
seat and installing a captain chair on a pedestal? Looking for ideas,
where and how tos.

Thanks all!!

Tim






I have a aprox 12x12x14" aluminum seat box I took out of my boat. Probably
cost more to ship than buying a box locally.

I began the dismantling process last evening. My question is; Should I
remove the base that is fiberglass to the floor? Take a saw zall and cut
the base out? What is underneath? is the base built on the floor or is it
hollow underneath it? What would look the best? I can take pictures and
share is anyone is intrested in helping me out.

Tim Fisher



"Tim" wrote in message
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On Jan 3, 7:07 pm, John H wrote:
On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:32:07 -0500, "Jeepinit" wrote:
In the past I have seeked the wisdom of this forum with great success. I
am
once again seeking some direction. I purchased a 1990 Maxum 19 ft last
year. The only thing I dislike about the boat is the seating. It has the
folddown seats on both sides. I do not mind the seats anywhere except at
the wheel. It is an extremly uncomfortable seat. I continually had to
prop
cushions under me to see. I need to change this while she is in storage.
Where do I go to find ideas? Maybe removing the seat and installing a
captain chair on a pedestal? Looking for ideas, where and how tos.

Thanks all!!

Tim

Another Tim, oh no!

Oh yeeeessss!

Those seats you have are quite common in the runabouts. one thing you
can do is remove the seat from the box it sits on and raise them from
there, OR cover the box, make it sturdy and use it for a pedistal and
put about any seat you want on it. If you're going to remove the seat
entirely and instal "captains chairs" you may have some problems with
working under the decking as suggested.

A friend of mine took the rotten seats off the boxes and went to the
local salvage yard and got some import bucket seats for about $10. or
$15.00. complete with sliding adjusters. He mounted them on top of the
boxes after he'd reinforced them, and they work fairly well. he was
going to make them rotatable, but didn't have time last year. i don't'
know if he's working on them for this coming season or not.

i ought to find out.

On Jan 5, 10:47*am, "Jeepinit" wrote:
* I began the dismantling process last evening. *My question is; Should I
remove the base that is fiberglass to the floor? *Take a saw zall and cut
the base out? *What is underneath? *is the base built on the floor or is it
hollow underneath it? *What would look the best? *I can take pictures and
share is anyone is intrested in helping me out.

Tim Fisher

"Tim" wrote in message

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On Jan 3, 7:07 pm, John H wrote:



On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:32:07 -0500, "Jeepinit" wrote:
In the past I have seeked the wisdom of this forum with great success. I
am
once again seeking some direction. I purchased a 1990 Maxum 19 ft last
year. The only thing I dislike about the boat is the seating. It has the
folddown seats on both sides. I do not mind the seats anywhere except at
the wheel. It is an extremly uncomfortable seat. I continually had to
prop
cushions under me to see. I need to change this while she is in storage.
Where do I go to find ideas? Maybe removing the seat and installing a
captain chair on a pedestal? Looking for ideas, where and how tos.

Thanks all!!

Tim

Another Tim, oh no!

Oh yeeeessss!

Those seats you have are quite common in the runabouts. one thing you
can do is remove the seat from the box it sits on and raise them from
there, OR cover the box, make it sturdy and use it for a pedistal and
put about any seat you want on it. If you're going to remove the seat
entirely and instal "captains chairs" you may have some problems with
working under the decking as suggested.

A friend of mine took the rotten seats off the boxes and went to the
local salvage yard and got some import bucket seats for about $10. or
$15.00. complete with sliding adjusters. He mounted them on top of the
boxes after he'd reinforced them, and they work fairly well. he was
going to make them rotatable, but didn't have time last year. i don't'
know if he's working on them for this coming season or not.

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Post your pic's, Tim. You;ll get some honest suggestions here. If it
has fiberglass basses I would say they're mounted to the floor fairly
securly, but then again I don't know. I really wouldn't take a saws-
all to anything because it sounds to me like it would be unnecessary,
and aperson could risk butchering stoff that shouldn't be. In fnything
at all, I'd say that the boxe's are hollow, though. if the base
*looks* like a solid block with a solid top, then that would probably
eliminate a lot of work.

But Yes, post the pics and let's see whats going on.

Tim Schnautz

On Jan 5, 11:47*am, "Jeepinit" wrote:
* I began the dismantling process last evening. *My question is; Should I
remove the base that is fiberglass to the floor? *Take a saw zall and cut
the base out? *What is underneath? *is the base built on the floor or is it
hollow underneath it? *What would look the best? *I can take pictures and
share is anyone is intrested in helping me out.

Tim Fisher

"Tim" wrote in message

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On Jan 3, 7:07 pm, John H wrote:



On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:32:07 -0500, "Jeepinit" wrote:
In the past I have seeked the wisdom of this forum with great success. I
am
once again seeking some direction. I purchased a 1990 Maxum 19 ft last
year. The only thing I dislike about the boat is the seating. It has the
folddown seats on both sides. I do not mind the seats anywhere except at
the wheel. It is an extremly uncomfortable seat. I continually had to
prop
cushions under me to see. I need to change this while she is in storage.
Where do I go to find ideas? Maybe removing the seat and installing a
captain chair on a pedestal? Looking for ideas, where and how tos.

Thanks all!!

Tim

Another Tim, oh no!

Oh yeeeessss!

Those seats you have are quite common in the runabouts. one thing you
can do is remove the seat from the box it sits on and raise them from
there, OR cover the box, make it sturdy and use it for a pedistal and
put about any seat you want on it. If you're going to remove the seat
entirely and instal "captains chairs" you may have some problems with
working under the decking as suggested.

A friend of mine took the rotten seats off the boxes and went to the
local salvage yard and got some import bucket seats for about $10. or
$15.00. complete with sliding adjusters. He mounted them on top of the
boxes after he'd reinforced them, and they work fairly well. he was
going to make them rotatable, but didn't have time last year. i don't'
know if he's working on them for this coming season or not.

i ought to find out.- Hide quoted text -

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Hey, Jeepster.. you asked if anyone wants to help, but didn't say
where you were.. I do glass work and am in CT if you are close by and
care to send me an email.

I am assuming the floor is solid under the seats, although I am not
familiar with floating clorox bottles (kidding) I can't see why they
would leave it open under there. I would think that would cause
engineering issues and make weak spots or add a lot of weight to
eliminate them. If you decide to build new pedistals I can probably
offer some advice on the glasswork if that is the way you choose to
go...

Scotty from SmallBoats.com

wrote:
On Jan 5, 11:47 am, "Jeepinit" wrote:
I began the dismantling process last evening. My question is; Should I
remove the base that is fiberglass to the floor? Take a saw zall and cut
the base out? What is underneath? is the base built on the floor or is it
hollow underneath it? What would look the best? I can take pictures and
share is anyone is intrested in helping me out.

Tim Fisher

"Tim" wrote in message

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On Jan 3, 7:07 pm, John H wrote:



On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:32:07 -0500, "Jeepinit" wrote:
In the past I have seeked the wisdom of this forum with great success. I
am
once again seeking some direction. I purchased a 1990 Maxum 19 ft last
year. The only thing I dislike about the boat is the seating. It has the
folddown seats on both sides. I do not mind the seats anywhere except at
the wheel. It is an extremly uncomfortable seat. I continually had to
prop
cushions under me to see. I need to change this while she is in storage.
Where do I go to find ideas? Maybe removing the seat and installing a
captain chair on a pedestal? Looking for ideas, where and how tos.
Thanks all!!
Tim
Another Tim, oh no!
Oh yeeeessss!

Those seats you have are quite common in the runabouts. one thing you
can do is remove the seat from the box it sits on and raise them from
there, OR cover the box, make it sturdy and use it for a pedistal and
put about any seat you want on it. If you're going to remove the seat
entirely and instal "captains chairs" you may have some problems with
working under the decking as suggested.

A friend of mine took the rotten seats off the boxes and went to the
local salvage yard and got some import bucket seats for about $10. or
$15.00. complete with sliding adjusters. He mounted them on top of the
boxes after he'd reinforced them, and they work fairly well. he was
going to make them rotatable, but didn't have time last year. i don't'
know if he's working on them for this coming season or not.

i ought to find out.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hey, Jeepster.. you asked if anyone wants to help, but didn't say
where you were.. I do glass work and am in CT if you are close by and
care to send me an email.

I am assuming the floor is solid under the seats, although I am not
familiar with floating clorox bottles (kidding) I can't see why they
would leave it open under there. I would think that would cause
engineering issues and make weak spots or add a lot of weight to
eliminate them. If you decide to build new pedistals I can probably
offer some advice on the glasswork if that is the way you choose to
go...

Scotty from SmallBoats.com

I would be concerned with adding a pedestal without a backing plate or
replacing that section of the floor and adding extra 2x4 supports under
the pedestal.