Replace back to back companion seat

Great lakes troller said:

Is the back to back companion seat on a tournament 225 replaceable with a single swivel type captains chair? It looks like the whole seat assembly is a separate unit.

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Once you remove the B-B, you can do whatever you want. But the mounting holes will be different.

Great lakes troller said:

Ok thanks for the reply. I just wanted to make sure the floor didn’t have to be cut up to accomplish.

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No "cut up" - but you're going to need to fasten the seat base really good. Screwing it down isn't the best - it should be thru-bolted.

-- Togglers are a good way to do that.

Great lakes troller said:

I intend to back it. I’m chuckling because my good fishing buddy is no tiny Tim. 6’5” pushing 400 no b.s.

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Understood!!!

So, yeah, I would probably lean towards a backer plate rather than just the Togglers (although they are pretty darn good).

Here's one way to do this without having any visible holes

- Get a 3/16" or 1/4" aluminum plate that allows you to make a circle a bit larger than the seat base.
- Cut a hole in the deck about 4" or so, dead center on where the center of the base will be (which will then get covered up by the base.
- Cut the same size hole in the deck.
- Split the aluminum piece in half
- This allows you to slip each piece in through the hole and glue in place with 5200 fast cure. Use some small clamps if needed
- After about 3 days, you can come back and drill your holes for the Togglers
- Now you have the benefit of a true backer plate along with the ease of using a blind fastener like the Toggler