Captain really wanted a boat with Stern Rail seats. We had a 1994 Hunter 26 with Stern Rail Seats back in 1998 or so and they were great. We loved sitting up there with a drink in our hand slightly hanging out over the water. Or, I would sit in the seats when the boat was speeding along. We really enjoyed them.
Installing our own Stern Rail seats could go a few ways. We could order some pre-made for our boat specifications and install them. We tried that. Unfortunately, they didn't have a pattern for our boat. We would have to measure and that would leave lots of room for error. Neither of us were comfortable with the cost of this possible mistake. Next up, Captain could make his own and cut the Stern Pulpit and fit the seats in. I wasn't sure about this. Any cutting on boats can be scary and expensive. The last option was creating seats but not extending them over the water and not cutting anything. That was what we chose.
Captain simply created some seats out of Star Board. Purchased at Hamilton Marine for about $30.00 for a 2'x4' size sheet. He added in some hardware, stanchion bases, aluminum 7/8" tubing and rubber feet. He measured our backsides to make sure that we would be comfortable, cut and attached the hardware all in just a couple of hours. Simply clamp it on to the Stern Pulpit and wa-la! We have stern rail seats. They even fold up if we want them out of the way. We are very much looking forward to sitting in these new seats!
Here is the seat all cut out.
Adding the hardware and attaching it to the rail.
See? It folds up!! And notice that this is all being done while the shrink wrap is still on the boat? It was chilly out there and at the very least, this kept Captain out of the wind.
Here is the finished seat. It's pretty basic, but it awesome! We can sit in it and comfortably rest our feet on the seat below. Bring on summer!
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