reedjj
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So just about everyone knows I am planning a little Mod-V 1648 Center console. Probably a Tracker grizzly 1648.
I have been looking at different seating options and because I want the weight a little fwd in the boat I have been looking at the Camo cooler swingback seats https://www.iboats.com/Wise-Camo-70-Quart-Swingback-Cooler-Seats/dm/view_id.732070 because I saw the same seat (or close to it) on the G3 1860 Center Cons. Prop tunnel model.
I also came across this thing https://www.iboats.com/Wise-Camo-48-Folding-Bench-Seats/dm/view_id.732069
Has anyone ever seen one of these 48" wide seats? It doesn't look like its 48" wide. It would be the entire width of a 1648 boat! The dimensions just seem wierd to me. I cant find a pic of it on any boat or with a person sitting on it to give me an idea of the scale or dimensions.
I know Im cutting it close with room in a boat as small as a 1648 by using something like this or the cooler seat! But the only other option is to just mount seats to the existing bench. I know a lot of Center console boats do it that way but with two people sitting back there Im worried that it will be a little too much weight in the back. With a bigger boat like a 1860 or bigger it wouldn't matter as much. The reason for all this is that my wife WONT ride up front on the seat or cooler in front of the console. So to keep her happy and not go crazy when I buy/build this boat I have to make it so she can sit beside me. What do you guys think?
I have been looking at different seating options and because I want the weight a little fwd in the boat I have been looking at the Camo cooler swingback seats https://www.iboats.com/Wise-Camo-70-Quart-Swingback-Cooler-Seats/dm/view_id.732070 because I saw the same seat (or close to it) on the G3 1860 Center Cons. Prop tunnel model.
I also came across this thing https://www.iboats.com/Wise-Camo-48-Folding-Bench-Seats/dm/view_id.732069
Has anyone ever seen one of these 48" wide seats? It doesn't look like its 48" wide. It would be the entire width of a 1648 boat! The dimensions just seem wierd to me. I cant find a pic of it on any boat or with a person sitting on it to give me an idea of the scale or dimensions.
I know Im cutting it close with room in a boat as small as a 1648 by using something like this or the cooler seat! But the only other option is to just mount seats to the existing bench. I know a lot of Center console boats do it that way but with two people sitting back there Im worried that it will be a little too much weight in the back. With a bigger boat like a 1860 or bigger it wouldn't matter as much. The reason for all this is that my wife WONT ride up front on the seat or cooler in front of the console. So to keep her happy and not go crazy when I buy/build this boat I have to make it so she can sit beside me. What do you guys think?