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After years of fishing with only the integral bench seats (above), I’ve opted for a padded seat with a backrest. For mounting, I chose the adjustable clamp-type mount. The idea is to install the seat before I get to a given lake either at home or at the lake. The clamp mount is screwed to the underside of the seat and is installed as one unit to the boat.
Seat Clamp
The mount rotates 360 degrees, and I lubed it as a precautionary procedure before use. Also, I found that the adjustable rods are much too long for my narrow seat and therefore cut off sizeable lengths (and, filed the ends) so that they didn’t protrude unnecessarily. I also fashioned a 12-inch length of 1-inch PVC as a tool to tighten the wing nuts. I cut a notch across one end to connect to the wing nuts to tighten it to the seat. This is important: It’s almost impossible to get at the wing nuts when the clamp is on the bench seat. There are also two brackets that retain the clamping framework to the seat front to prevent the seat from coming loose. Too bad there is only one set provided. With a bit of creativity, a person could fashion a couple more sets and install them to the other seats. This way, the seat can be relocated.
This is the seat added to the Jon Boat. Although it folds down, it will be removed before I store the boat, which is always upside down.
