Inflatable Boat Bench Seat

[shank]

I bought this West Marine Inflatable boat used and I can't figure out how to attach the bench seat

 

[fred1diver]

Third picture, on the inside wall of the inflatable, there is a piping, deflate a bit the boat and insert the channel in the piping and re inflate

 

[shank]

Thank you. I don't see any piping on the inside wall. I only see the handles.

 

[fred1diver]

Ok, strange, I thought it was piping on the pic with the inflation hose, that is usually how the seat holds in place

 

[dmax]

Odd to have a handle on the inside, it has to be involved in holding the seat, it's in the right place.

 

[shank]

It looks like the seat slides on to piping or a rail like Fred said but I don't see anything there.

 

[colemj]

That seat doesn't go with that boat. The correct seat would have something like an L bracket on each end that hooks on the straps in your picture.

Mark

 

[shank]

I was thinking the same thing. I'll see if I can find brackets. Thanks for the help.

 

[Joe]

I was thinking the same thing. I'll see if I can find brackets. Thanks for the help.

You might try making them out of wood. The you could round off all the edges and corners to reduce severe chafing or gouging.

 

[thinwater]

I think you have the wrong seat for that boat. I had that boat, and the bracket was different.

I'm sure they could be bent from aluminum. But it would require tools you probably don't have.

 

[colemj]

The brackets you need look like this.

You could make them out of aluminum or fiberglass. Probably not wood.

 

[colemj]

Defender sells them. Amazon is cheaper.

https://defender.com/en_us/mercury-replacement-seat-bracket-for-inflatable-boats-8113131?srsltid=AfmBOorR4K9MKYfw6CAOPbQqIQEJdTRs5zCECxbMe-O1WccF5DQRlg_K

Amazon.com

 

[shank]

I appreciate that.

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