Remediation
Well-Known Member
With my "other era boat" as TB calls it, I had the swivel locking mechanism. The first think I did was knock the roll pin out and got rid of all the parts. I did the same thing on the spare pontoon years ago. It makes no sense and is a pain to unlock. With 3 Handles under the seat, which one do you grab? It takes about 5 mins to remove the handle and locking pin.The pedstal and mount arrive today. They look very nice, and appear well made - even moreso than the oem pedestal and mount. Should have time to install this weekend. I do notice one small drawback. In addition to the swivel clamp, there is a swivel locking mechanism. The mechanism engages only when the seat faces forward. When the seat is facing forward, one of the six mounting bolts is forward. Looking back at the underside pics of the thru bolts above, I see that Bennington installed the OEM pedestal with two bolts forward. I suspect this was done to avoid the support beam. Not a deal breaker for me, as the clamping mechanism can always be used to lock the seat forward. Also, with the OEM pedestal I generally angle the seat to port anyway for the additional legroom - this with the seat slider all the way back. Still, thought others interested in this pedestal should be made aware; I suggest verifying your own bolt hole alignment before any purchase.