Side by side seating

[bigbob]

I been thinking of building some type platform for my boat so I can sit two people on the bow and fish side by side.
I have a very wide aluminum boat, so room is not an issue but I just can't figure out good setup.
I looked at the double down system but I really don't like the idea of not being able to turn around to the inside, I would like to have something that's open in the middle.
I thought about putting floor mounts on the deck, but I am not sure these will hold in the aluminum deck.
Anyone have any suggestions for building these at home?

[possumcop]

Mount 2 seat bases in the bottom of your boat.

[rango]

i have a wide front on my boat (20ft sea ark) i use two metal fold up chairs on the front deck. when you dont have two on the front, leave one at home

[Ranger690]

http://www.crappie.com/gr8vb3/search...earchid=253177

[bugman]

My suggestion would be to beef up the front deck a bit and mount pedistal bases,i mounted double seats in my fiberglass boat and it works out great.

[creekslick]

I agree with bugman. Reinforce the deck and mount flush pedistal bases. I added two to my Tracker 175 but it has a plywood deck.

[DRPEPPER]

Check out some of the pictures from the Larto trip on the Arkansas or Louisiana boards. You will see that Ceb makes Gooch sit on a 5 gallon bucket.
DP

[fiddlefarter]

My votes for the 2 extra bases in the deck. I'm going to do mine like that when I recarpet. Right now I have a wooden box I made that goes down in the existing seat base and then has a seat base on each end.
Its a pain-in-the-a**! Always in my dang way. (cant open boxes etc.) But I think with the smaller bases and offset seat posts I believe I can put 2 bases in the floor and do away with the headache. Either that or i know a good metal fab man and I might design something and get him to make it for me. Something similar to the Tite-Lok deal. I figure then it would fit under my seats at the console when not in use.

[J White]

I'm in the middle of a mess concerning this right now :rolleyes:

Didn't like Wally's rig, and the box would keep me out of the front
livewell and dry storage...

ended up getting two more bases, but only have a 18" wide space to
work with, so I'm using offset bases AND the crooked offset pedestals.
Having to convert over to 3/4 pin stuff for this, the rest of boat is
set up for 2 3/8" pedestals. If I ever get it done, I'll post some pics

[GregG]

I built a box out of 2x8's, coveed it with 3/4" plywood and mounted my seat bases on the top.

Add a pin to the bottom center and place it in the current seat mount to hold it in place.