Being a senior engineering student, i have an idea of how i can mount a seat into my jet sled and i would like to get some feedback from people on here as to how they think it would work.
I would also like for people to bring up issues that they see with my design in case i have missed anything
Here are the parts i will need to make this seat--
1-square piece of 1/2" plywood that is as long as the inside of the sled is wide at the back of the sled
1-adjustable boat seat pedestal
1-swivel seat mounting base
1-boat seat
8-bolts/washers/nuts/etc
Procedure:
1. lay the plywood in the bottom of the sled , it should be a tight fit so that it is sturdy
2. mark out the bolt pattern from the pedestal onto center of the plywood
3. drill out pilot holes where these marks are
4. bolt the pedestal to the plwood and sled (bolt will come up through the bottom and nut will be on top, inside the sled)
5. bolt the swivel mounting base to the pedestal
6. bolt the seat to the swivel
My only concern at this point is whether or not the bolt heads on the bottom of the sled will catch on things and pull through the plastic
--if this will be an issue i have thought about covering the bolt heads in silicon so it will protect them
I would love to hear any comments, questions, concerns, anything from anybody