Suspension Seats, for the DIY'er
Hi All,
Did this Suspension seat Modification about 2 1/2 years ago and still going without any problems or rusting on any of the shafts.
Basically takes an office Seat mechanism to be incorporates it into a boat seat, where the pedestal goes.
You can buy specifically made ones to do the job online, but found all the ones were too high for my application so decided to just reverse engineer an office chair to work in a boat.
Did a little sketch of how i did it, so if it save you back on a bad wave i reckon its worth it. (father in law doesn't whinge as much now when you hit a good wave)
I was able to pick up a few old office chairs from a local 2nd hand office furniture shop, who leaves all the stuff on the kerb they hope to go missing instead of binning it.
Only had to buy 2 new bases, cause the old ones wouldn't want to come out, sikaflex, screws and bolts, which came to less than $100.
The most time consuming part was to machice down the old chair base thatwas made of plastic. Did it old school, started with a grinder cutting disc, then a bastard file to get a almost perfect fit so as the sikaflex takes up any last inperfection, locking the plastic sleve cutdown from the base into place.
I reckon having a comfortable seat makes boating so much mure pleasurable, which = more fishing.
Last Pics are of the old Pedestals when i took them out, and are also availble for sale for a good offer.
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holth
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Good job mate.Have always
Good job mate.
Have always thought of office chair gas struts, but wasn't sure if they would hold up.
Mite be time to give it a go.
new age
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That is sweet! and they look
That is sweet! and they look good too!
Gman66
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Innovation is king
That is an awesome idea and finish, they look great mate
Acceptance is the key
Tradewind
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Great post, thanks Been
Great post, thanks
Been thinking of doing something for the poor ole grandfather who's beginning to feel each wave
Brock O
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Nice Work
They look like bought ones!, looking at chair replacement ideas ATM so cheers for posting.
tot
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bump!
I am looking into suspension seats and this popped up in the SEARCH function.
How are they holding up Jason??
These are some others options
http://www.seaspensionaustralia.com.au/Solo-Post-Boat-Seat-Suspension.html
http://www.wavemaster.net.au/shop/fixed-non-removable-the-cadia-1
I think seaspensions are around the 500 mark each and the wave master around half that. Has anyone had any first hand experience with either?
I would be installing into a 4.5m plate runabout so not looking for the truck style.
cheers!
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Jason P
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Date Joined: 16/02/13
Still going, had no problems
Still going, had no problems so far and if they do fail I have few spare parts. The shafts of the struts are still shiny as so can't complain, thought this would have been the failure point but no.
DM306