Seat for I/O engine cover ?

[Wildman]

I have a buddy with a 24 Nauset CC, his console is far back enough where they mounted the leaning post right on top of the engine box (on 4in legs). I am not sure how much room you have between your leaning post and the box. I would find a used leaning post, chopping the legs off add some flat flanges and bolt it down. If you wanted to get fancy, add some short rod holder type tubes to the top of the box, and then you could slip the new leaning post in and out.

[abl1111]

Thx for replies. Looking for more like what I hyper linked.

How would I attach somethinh like that to the top of my I/O box so it could be easily installed and removed, be solid and when not installed, have very little affect on the I/O cover ?

[BigLew]

I checked out your hyperlink.

If you're married to the idea of mounting it on your I/O cover, then all you should really need to worry about are the six holes you will be leaving in the engine hatch cover. They are easily filled in with epoxy and filler. Just make sure you use an adequate base plate inside the engine hatch in order to support the exerted forces of the pedestal. In addition to the Seat you cited on Ebay, you'll need some sort of spider and pedestal base.

The bean bags or directors chairs are your best bet in the interim. Go for it and good luck!

[abl1111]

I have two people sit on the i/o cover all the time. I think I would throw some extra support underneath anyway.

I don't think I would need a pedestal or spider - just some way to securely hold/mount the bench to the i/o cover...

The only other seating I thought about would be to use the area between the i/o cover and the narrow sides between it and the side of the boat. Putting a bench seat that is somehow held in place with bracketing installed on the side of the i/o cover and the side of the boat...

But, I prefer the i/o mounted bench...