Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

Has anyone had success with installing a longer post on their Attwood Seat? It is factory installed and as you can see in the picture the length is short! After visiting the Attwood site I am now more confused as to whether their is an easy mod? I simply would like a longer post and the ones at Bass Pro have a black plastic wedge on the bottom which I think are not thick enough? Anyway....thoughts?

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usually the post is welded to the base underneath. How much more height do you need? if its just an inch or two you could make some spacers/rings out of 3/4" marine ply to place between the base and the floor or make a spacer for the 6" square between the seat and the top of the mount and use longer bolts.

I don't know about extending your existing pedestal, but for $79 you can make the problem go away. I bought this and it was the best $79 I ever spent on the boat.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00160 ... 00_s00_i00

I replaced my original seat along with a longer post and new base. Remove the seat from the post The post should twist out but, if you cannot get it out, simply unscrew the base and install a new base with a new post. It is an easy task.

Thanks for the replies!

So my next concern is that if I have underskinning I am worried when I unscrew the base the nut will drop? Or are those screws screwed into a permanent fixture or simply the plywood underneath?

Also the amazon suggestion...how is that any different than what I already have? The pictures may be deceiving but is it a lot longer base?

I'm not a skilled do it your selfer so I am very cautious before I possibly mess something up.

I put a 1in. wood spacer between the square pad on top of post and the seat. Quick easy and cheap, and should last the life of the boat.

Glenn

Here are the pedestals I bought from pontoon stuff.com ( a sponsor here).




With the tape it might show that you adjust them just like you want them.