Boat Pedestal Seat Fix - Stronger Than Ever! 

Great video, my old 87 glasstream boat just did this, previous owner did put all new plywood on deck and just used lag bolts to hold down pedestal and the screws just kept being retightened down and I guess wore out, and well last week broke while setting and fishing, so this a great idea thanks for great video and explanation

Man you should of kept doing RU-vid videos. You have a natural voice for.

Thank you for the video, my seats are a little different but as long I can get the round board I should be able to make it work.

Just what I was looking for. Same thing happened to me and I was searching for Ideas. Thank you!

That’s a nice looking Bronco you got there. Hope to see you fix it up in future videos!

Cool video man. Just subscribed. The boat restoration video is a great idea. Keep it up

Cool video bro

I’ve had to do a similar fix on every boat I’ve ever owned. Currently driving a ‘92 Crownline. This time I used a jigsaw and removed the rotted circle from under the seat pedestal and opened up a big square. Then I replaced that square piece of plywood with a 16’’x16” resin coated box that’s 2” deep and mounted the pedestal on to that box. That spreads the stress of the rider’s weight out over a much bigger area. Never had to work on it again. Totally solid even with my big ass in it !! Great idea you showed here, though !!

Thx keep em coming

What size lag bolts did you use for the underside board and did you go any longer for the screws going into the board so they would go into the boat floor or did you just go long enough to stay in the installed bottom board? Was a great idea. I was thinking of doing this but wasn’t sure how it would hold up, but you have given me confidence this will be a great fix. Thank you for posting this. Great work.

Exactly what I was looking for, fasting the base without underfloor excess. Will use those roofing screws.

Is that a Springfield Marine seat & pedestal? Are you planning to use Springfield Marine products in your next video? This was really informative! Thanks for sharing!!

Very nice

Amazing will, use this info.

I dig it

Thanks for posting this video! I've been looking for a way to secure my pedestal boat seats without underside access!! I noticed you just screwed in the bolts... no nut... Id like to know if you've given it a good test yet?? Wouldn't the plate (and or pedestal) that you've installed just pull out when things get choppy?

looks like your floor is a little soft in front of that seat.

plexi glass around the router

Same problem but my pedestal is much higher

I’m looking to switch out on my boat the double seats that lounge to a single swivel chair could you possibly tell me what base and pedestal and seat bracket that you are using

sent you a thumbs up and sub bro...nice work...if I have one pointer (I'm a no no-name documentary filmmaker) I would just tell you to not change a thing about how you're shooting this. You have a nice grasp of the need to spice it up by your use of different angles to capture the content, and you're obviously magic on-screen. But Bro-cephus....LOOK AT THE HOLE. That's what I tell everyone I put on screen. It's really no matter what camera, be that if you're shooting youtube episodes in selfie mode on an iPhone 11 or have a flip-around-screen on a Canon mirrorless SLR or the crew of the documentary you're interviewing on camera for has a fat 60-inch confidence monitor linked to a $50,000 dollar RED cinema camera....ALWAYS look at the lens... not YOU. You can see it in a minute. Look at us. Just a friendly pointer my man, really who am I to say. Super Good job otherwise and great content for average joes like me. Enjoyed.