Helm seats

[Ky Grady]

KY Grady,

How did you remove the ladder back from the bench seat? I want to remove mine but the screws just spin. Did you have to pull the draw and enclosure to get inside ?

Look about 4 posts up ^^^^^ I replied to your first question.

 

[Bdsp1234]

Yes you do and pull the insert also. Just pulling the drawer doesn't get you to it, the liner has to come out also to access the the nuts on the backside.

Ah .... just saw this. That’s what I thought.

Thank you

 

[Ky Grady]

Ah .... just saw this. That’s what I thought.

Thank you

No problem.

 

[Fishtales]

I agree a leaning post option would be good, but no dice. Still having the ability to have an aft facing seat that easily is pretty good.

 

[Daydream]

Hello-reading with interest these notes about Springfield flip seats. Interesting. Wanting to change the seats on my 28 Sailfish. Wonder if any of you know whether the footrest on the passenger seat will still be useable with the Springfield seats? Present seats installed before I got the boat were too deep and precluded access to the passenger footrest.
Thoughts??
Thanks

 

[OMER]

Hello-reading with interest these notes about Springfield flip seats. Interesting. Wanting to change the seats on my 28 Sailfish. Wonder if any of you know whether the footrest on the passenger seat will still be useable with the Springfield seats? Present seats installed before I got the boat were too deep and precluded access to the passenger footrest.
Thoughts??
Thanks

hello
replacing the Pompanette seats on the seafarer, there are no problem with the passenger footrest.
Works perfectly.

 

[Fishtales]

Do they make a narrower model by chance? If you could get about 8" of width back (4" per seat), it would be perfect for the application.

 

[SkunkBoat]

Bumping this thread because I need ideas!

My Pompanette helm chair slider is broke.PO bolted the seat forward. When I'm standing it rubs the hair of the back of my legs.
Those Springfield flip chairs above look intriguing but don't address the standing problem.
I really want a decent chair with a flip-up bolster like the new boats have but the good ones are BAT Ship CRAZY expensive and the cheap ones look cheap and don't look "fishy"..... Look like they belong on a Chaparral...

I stand whenever going faster than trolling speed and sometimes thats 3 hours straight at 30 mph
My fallback plan is a new seat cushion, new slider and removing the port armrest

Anybody found something like a Pompanette with a flip-up bolster?

 

[Mr.crab]

These are about 16” width, and with everything flipped up gives more space

 

[SkunkBoat]

These are about 16” width, and with everything flipped up gives more space

Thats what Im talking about!...but they look really expensive...Taco?
luckily I only need one.

 

[Mr.crab]

Lebroc , $1000.00 way more if you from Grady.

 

[Mr.crab]

Lebroc , $1000.00 way more if you order from Grady.

 

[SkunkBoat]

Lebroc , $1000.00 way more if you from Grady.

if I could find that for $500 i could do it without cryingTOO hard

Springfield has a few flip chairs in my price range but I just don't know. I'd still need a new $100 swivel/slider too

Ocean Fire Chair looks interesting but a little shabby.

Springfield sport bucket there are some similar on amazon $199

 

[SkunkBoat]

Lebroc , $1000.00 way more if you from Grady.

just those hinges from Taco are $500

 

[Mr.crab]

I know still crying, now trying to figure out on how to get diesel heater in.

 

[SkunkBoat]

I know still crying, now trying to figure out on how to get diesel heater in.

i'm days away from $40k for new motors

 

[Mr.crab]

Yep, paying $500.00 a month

 

[mleads310]

Bringing this alive again! Want to replace my Pompanette capt chair with this: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/springfield--twin-46-flip-up-seat--17075086

The details are limited online and wanted to know if anyone installed this model? Seems like a good compromise? I guess I'm concerned if this will bolt directly onto the slide brackets for my current seat so I can still swivel and slide front and back?

 

[Fishtales]

I just bought the Llebroc Marlin seat. GW uses this on the new boats. Check out the bucket seat line on their website. I went with the 24" vs the 26" a few hundred dollars cheaper but narrower if you are worried about the arms. The smaller is close to the width of the Pompanette. I believe uses the 24" Llebroc Marlin with some mods for the new boats. You can check them out on the GW website. I got a fixed pedestal and beefed up slide to eliminate any rocking when mounted.

 

[davescarp]

These are about 16” width, and with everything flipped up gives more space

So those look like the Llebroc Makos, right. What color? Zephyr? They look fantastic!!