Adjustable seat or jackplate on tiller???

  • jdlando4
    Posts: 37
    June 3, 2012 at 2:26 pm #1277543

    Looking for ideas…I have a long handled 60 hp etec on a glass tiller boat. Problem is the seat base is way too far back in the boat. I don’t want to move the seat base either. Options look like an adjustable seat
    or a jackplate to move the motor back…anyone have any ideas or experience with doing either??? The way I see it an adjustable seat would add a lot of stress to the seat post and change the pivot point of the swivel causing the seat to hit the side compartments when turning. A jackplate would be borderline on distance..I think about 8″ back would be ideal. Oh the complications …… Please help me….

    shaley
    Milford IA
    Posts: 2178
    June 3, 2012 at 4:38 pm #1073237

    Why not get a shorter handle?

    jdlando4
    Posts: 37
    June 3, 2012 at 4:48 pm #1073242

    Thats the obvious but they don’t have any handle length options on the etecs.

    Brian Hoffies
    Land of 10,000 taxes, potholes & the politically correct.
    Posts: 6843
    June 4, 2012 at 12:11 am #1073307

    This is the answer. It swivels, arms fold up and down. Put it where you want it.

    Downside…………cost me $300!

    targaman
    Inactive
    Wilton, WI
    Posts: 2759
    June 4, 2012 at 12:21 am #1073311

    Do you tip over a lot?

    Brian Hoffies
    Land of 10,000 taxes, potholes & the politically correct.
    Posts: 6843
    June 4, 2012 at 12:25 am #1073312

    Not since I quit drinkin. How about you?

    No, it’s surprisingly stable. If I crash large waves or wakes from boats I have a rail I grab onto, but I’ve never felt unsafe at all.

    phigs
    Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 1046
    June 4, 2012 at 1:07 am #1073318

    Quote:

    This is the answer. It swivels, arms fold up and down. Put it where you want it.

    Downside…………cost me $300!

    real similar to the seats lake assault put in their boats.

    Brian Hoffies
    Land of 10,000 taxes, potholes & the politically correct.
    Posts: 6843
    June 4, 2012 at 1:59 pm #1073442

    Quote:

    Quote:

    This is the answer. It swivels, arms fold up and down. Put it where you want it.

    Downside…………cost me $300!

    real similar to the seats lake assault put in their boats.

    Ding, ding, ding we have a winner! If you stitch “Lake Assault” on the seat back it’s a perfect match. That’s where I got them.

    Very observant young man.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13202
    June 4, 2012 at 2:05 pm #1073446

    That would be nice to have in the boat. Ended up just pulling the rear seat out of mine. It was just in the way most of the time.

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