I put those same seats in, same color. The only thing I did wrong was I went too cheap on the pedestals. Swivel-ese don't swivel unless you take the height adjustment pin out and then it's a little low.
Good thing to note! I haven’t encountered that yet with pedestals. Some of the heavy duty helm chair pedestals have a positional locking mechanism that can be disabled easily by simply flipping the lever down.
Some of them are threaded into the base so you have to unthread a ways and then pull. Other styles have a black plastic push button detent towards the botton that has to be pushed in order to remove. Push, then wiggle and pull until the base comes out. If it's really stuck, there's usually one of those two mechanisms holding it in.
Tom, I'm interested in the corner storage and drink holder behind the seat you installed. Is it a Pontoon Stuff product or is it a special order? I looked all over the pontoon stuff website and saw nothing like it. Thanks, Fred Gustave
Hey Fred!! Those were original with the boat and we were able to reuse them. You could have something made by a local upholsterer that’s similar. Just build the box cut to the corner out of 3/4” plywood and take it to them to add some foam and vinyl.
@@fredgustave2243 Thank you!! I need to do a follow up video. We just had a local news channel do a great story about it and that helped get us over the goal. So cool to get to get that motor on and give them the boat. We will definitely do a video about it!
Hey Tom, I am about to restore my dad's pontoon, it's a 90s sun tracker with an aluminum deck. I haven't seen many videos for aluminum deck, any think I need to keep in mind? I'll be putting vinyl teak that calls for MD-102 glue, apply to deck AND flooring. I'm also planning on spending way too much money on an automatic cover from either Easy cover, or the liberator cover. I think I saw you're in Michigan, so that's your back yard, any input on those? I'll be bringing the boat up from Dallas Texas
Hey Andy! Sounds like you're on the right track for the aluminum deck. We don't work on aluminum decked boats because of the time and mess it makes getting the aluminum clean enough to apply the new glue and vinyl to. We don't have the outside space to work on it safely where we won't be covered in and breathing in all that old glue and carpet backing. That will be the hardest part and most time consuming for you. I've heard the best results have been from folks who rent drum sanders (and get some extra sanding pads). It'll be worth it when you're done, but expect it to take a good amount of time preparing the aluminum! I'm a huge fan of individual snap on seat covers. I'm sure those auto covers are great, but anything mechanical has an expiration, and what a bummer if it quits working! The individual snap on seat covers can be made by any upholstery shop, and will be on and off in a matter of a minute or two. With the vinyl floor you're laying you can let the rain and sun hit it unlike carpet. Thanks for watching, and for the questions. Let me know if you come across anything else you need to see done when it comes to your restoration project. One of these days we will take on an aluminum decked boat so that we can cover the process in detail. Otherwise I would apply it in the same process that I do with the trowel-on type glues.
There's a scraper blade that attaches to a sawzall that works good for removing the carpet. I used a 7 inch grinder with 36 grit sanding discs to remove the glue from my plywood. Wear a mask and it took a long time. Then I patched the plywood with exterior wood filler and put down new carpet. Good luck.
@@johnufkes3974 Good advice! The issue I've heard of people having with the aluminum decking is just heating and smearing the adhesive rather than actually getting it off and down to a clean aluminum finish.
Hey Tom, two questions. Got nothing to do with fitting seats though. What fitting did you use to test your pontoons. I want to do the same thing to mine but the plug sizes on Amazon don’t seem to work for my application. And second question, is there a kicker bracket that you know or have experience with that fits the back end of the ‘toon? It’s a 9 hp Honda. Thanks again Tom, keep up the awesome videos.
I used a fitting I had made at a local air compressor shop. They were able to make me a few different quick connect fittings with flexible hoses to attach to an on/off valve and gauge. The gauge is key because 2lbs of pressure is plenty! Last thing you want to do is overfill and pop a weld! I haven't done a kicker bracket, but I love the idea for a video!!! I'd head to a welder/fabricator in your area, especially if there's one who's a boat enthusiast or has at least worked on boats before. Not a complicated project, but I would err on the side of overbuilding it!
I put those same seats in, same color. The only thing I did wrong was I went too cheap on the pedestals. Swivel-ese don't swivel unless you take the height adjustment pin out and then it's a little low.
Good thing to note! I haven’t encountered that yet with pedestals. Some of the heavy duty helm chair pedestals have a positional locking mechanism that can be disabled easily by simply flipping the lever down.
We have seats like this that are supposed to come out at the base. We haven’t had any luck. Any suggestions?
Some of them are threaded into the base so you have to unthread a ways and then pull. Other styles have a black plastic push button detent towards the botton that has to be pushed in order to remove. Push, then wiggle and pull until the base comes out. If it's really stuck, there's usually one of those two mechanisms holding it in.
Tom, I'm interested in the corner storage and drink holder behind the seat you installed. Is it a Pontoon Stuff product or is it a special order? I looked all over the pontoon stuff website and saw nothing like it. Thanks, Fred Gustave
Hey Fred!! Those were original with the boat and we were able to reuse them. You could have something made by a local upholsterer that’s similar. Just build the box cut to the corner out of 3/4” plywood and take it to them to add some foam and vinyl.
@@tomspontoons GOOD TIP. THANKS TOM AND BY THE WAY CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING YOUR GOAL FOR THE PONTOON BOAT GIVE AWAY. FRED
@@fredgustave2243 Thank you!! I need to do a follow up video. We just had a local news channel do a great story about it and that helped get us over the goal. So cool to get to get that motor on and give them the boat. We will definitely do a video about it!
Hey Tom, I am about to restore my dad's pontoon, it's a 90s sun tracker with an aluminum deck. I haven't seen many videos for aluminum deck, any think I need to keep in mind? I'll be putting vinyl teak that calls for MD-102 glue, apply to deck AND flooring.
I'm also planning on spending way too much money on an automatic cover from either Easy cover, or the liberator cover. I think I saw you're in Michigan, so that's your back yard, any input on those? I'll be bringing the boat up from Dallas Texas
Hey Andy! Sounds like you're on the right track for the aluminum deck. We don't work on aluminum decked boats because of the time and mess it makes getting the aluminum clean enough to apply the new glue and vinyl to. We don't have the outside space to work on it safely where we won't be covered in and breathing in all that old glue and carpet backing. That will be the hardest part and most time consuming for you. I've heard the best results have been from folks who rent drum sanders (and get some extra sanding pads). It'll be worth it when you're done, but expect it to take a good amount of time preparing the aluminum!
I'm a huge fan of individual snap on seat covers. I'm sure those auto covers are great, but anything mechanical has an expiration, and what a bummer if it quits working! The individual snap on seat covers can be made by any upholstery shop, and will be on and off in a matter of a minute or two. With the vinyl floor you're laying you can let the rain and sun hit it unlike carpet.
Thanks for watching, and for the questions. Let me know if you come across anything else you need to see done when it comes to your restoration project. One of these days we will take on an aluminum decked boat so that we can cover the process in detail. Otherwise I would apply it in the same process that I do with the trowel-on type glues.
There's a scraper blade that attaches to a sawzall that works good for removing the carpet. I used a 7 inch grinder with 36 grit sanding discs to remove the glue from my plywood. Wear a mask and it took a long time. Then I patched the plywood with exterior wood filler and put down new carpet. Good luck.
@@johnufkes3974 Good advice! The issue I've heard of people having with the aluminum decking is just heating and smearing the adhesive rather than actually getting it off and down to a clean aluminum finish.
Hey Tom, two questions. Got nothing to do with fitting seats though. What fitting did you use to test your pontoons. I want to do the same thing to mine but the plug sizes on Amazon don’t seem to work for my application. And second question, is there a kicker bracket that you know or have experience with that fits the back end of the ‘toon? It’s a 9 hp Honda. Thanks again Tom, keep up the awesome videos.
I used a fitting I had made at a local air compressor shop. They were able to make me a few different quick connect fittings with flexible hoses to attach to an on/off valve and gauge. The gauge is key because 2lbs of pressure is plenty! Last thing you want to do is overfill and pop a weld!
I haven't done a kicker bracket, but I love the idea for a video!!! I'd head to a welder/fabricator in your area, especially if there's one who's a boat enthusiast or has at least worked on boats before. Not a complicated project, but I would err on the side of overbuilding it!