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What should I do to get new foam in under these seats?Pics
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<blockquote data-quote="jigngrub" data-source="post: 265706" data-attributes="member: 6657"><p>I'm sure your seats are riveted, unless they've been removed in the past and the rivets replaced with SS nuts and bolts.</p><p></p><p>It looks like the side plates of your seats (front and back) have been removed, why someone would do this I don't know. You can make new ones out of 1/2" plywood, sealed with exterior grade Spar urethane. Fasten them to your bench and use some aluminum angle on your port and starboard sides to fasten them to your boat.</p><p></p><p>You're going to need a rivet tool (gun) and 100 or so <strong>closed end blind rivets</strong> to attach the seats back to the boat and the angles to the hull. If you have an aluminum boat a rivet gun and an assortment of rivets are very handy to have.</p><p></p><p>You can buy the gun and rivets here:</p><p>https://www.rivetsonline.com/rivets-en/blind-rivets-en.html</p><p></p><p>Be sure to use the <strong>closed end blind rivets</strong> because they're waterproof and very strong. The 3/16" diameter rivets should be fine for your boat.</p><p></p><p>As for the foam, you can use the pink or blue rigid insulation from Lowes or Home Depot. Buy the 2" thick stuff and cut it to size.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jigngrub, post: 265706, member: 6657"] I'm sure your seats are riveted, unless they've been removed in the past and the rivets replaced with SS nuts and bolts. It looks like the side plates of your seats (front and back) have been removed, why someone would do this I don't know. You can make new ones out of 1/2" plywood, sealed with exterior grade Spar urethane. Fasten them to your bench and use some aluminum angle on your port and starboard sides to fasten them to your boat. You're going to need a rivet tool (gun) and 100 or so [b]closed end blind rivets[/b] to attach the seats back to the boat and the angles to the hull. If you have an aluminum boat a rivet gun and an assortment of rivets are very handy to have. You can buy the gun and rivets here: https://www.rivetsonline.com/rivets-en/blind-rivets-en.html Be sure to use the [b]closed end blind rivets[/b] because they're waterproof and very strong. The 3/16" diameter rivets should be fine for your boat. As for the foam, you can use the pink or blue rigid insulation from Lowes or Home Depot. Buy the 2" thick stuff and cut it to size. [/QUOTE]
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