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Hi Folks,
I have a ten foot aluminum jon boat that I power with a 46lb trolling motor. Its no bass boat but its all I can afford right now.
I want to get seats for it since it hurts my back to sit on the aluminum bench all day.
I was thinking about these...
[url]http://www.cabelas.com/p-0030694.shtml[/url]
Does anyone have any experience or suggestions?
Thanks!
BurleyDog
I have used something like that many times and it works greak. Check out your local wal-mart they usually carry what you need.
Those clamps do not work!!!!, first time you hit a bump or set a hook they will throw you in the bottom of the boat, I mounted mint to a wooden plank and used cargo straps to lock em' in to the aluminum bench. I'll go take a pic and post. But do secure them in a 10 ft. john so you don't fall in or out of the boat LOL!!!!
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Thanks man, you may have saved me some trouble there!
So I guess to clarify, the clamps are not secure enough and need to be fixed?
Other than the hard time securing the seat... is it comfortable?
Thanks again!
Yes, the jon is my secondary boat and I have two ruptured discs in my back. I am alot more comfortable in the leather seats vs. the aluminum bench seats. Got em' from Walmart, but no matter which you buy you need to secure them like I did, those little brackets are crap and will work loose. I put carriage round head bolts through the wood plank, (Round heads mounted under plank) and those cargo straps crank down tight! I weigh 284lbs and I can lay back and go to sleep.LOL...Whole lot safer. Hope this helps you out.
Thank you for taking the time to explain this to me and the effort to take pictures.
I really appreciate it.
This forum is incredible!
no doubt use the wood to mount your seat to!!
No problem. You'll find that most of the people on here will go outta their way to get you on the lake and fishing. That's the way it should be. I can't tell ya how many have helped me on this forum. Fish on!