SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Interior => Topic started by: patha on August 31, 2009, 03:27:57 PM
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broke a seat so what do you guys think about two benches in a jet boat? one up front and in back?
pros and cons
thanks
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i have back to back benches and i like them. here is a pic.[attach=#]
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If you normally carry passengers you will get tired of having to climb over the seats all the time. I usually have three people in my small boat and would not be able to deal with two benches.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
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Well Chief I guess perception is everything. I have back to backs in my 18 ft Horizon and I love em. Great to stretch out on when floating and you can put more people in a small boat as they optimize the space. Much better for "adult" activities in unoccupied coves when you don't have a real boat LOL
Not that I would know firsthand about that stuff
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broke a seat so what do you guys think about two benches in a jet boat? one up front and in back?
pros and cons
thanks
I had to get rid of my back to backs....heavy foot, bunch of HP and a feather light hull, it would stand up and scare the living crap out of anyone in the back seat, no one would ride in them...
Now have two buckets and a bench (front facing)..
I did like the back to backs because of the extra leg room (I'm 6'6") but may as well have been a two seater...Besides, it is much easier to get my big giant but under the deck now... :thumbup:
GT
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Whoa whoa whoa -- careful with that talk about "big giant butts". I don't know what will happen first, either Omar will want pics or the Vegas boyz will chime in to Gay up this thread in no time.
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Whoa whoa whoa -- careful with that talk about "big giant butts". I don't know what will happen first, either Omar will want pics or the Vegas boyz will chime in to Gay up this thread in no time.
Oh now you did it, I only used one "t" in the word "but", you used two, I did that so Omar would not find it under a search....... >:D
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not looking at doing any back to back i know that seating kinda sucks for passengers. climbing over isnt too much of an issue since there is hardly and isle there anyways
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Why would it suck for passengers? They get to stretch out more than anyone else in the boat. They can observe a skier. They are very very close to the peeps in the front so conversation while underway is easy. I don't see the downside.
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I like having a bench in the back but then again i have two small kids and I like the idea of them not getting into the motor area.
The only down side i can see to bench bench combo would be you have to have a full stringer boat with no floor up front to mount your diverter control to. If you do not have a PD then should not be an issue. I do like my brothers front bench it is cool. It has a spot for the driver with a side to hold you in the driver seat then the other side is open makes it nice.
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I like having a bench in the back but then again i have two small kids and I like the idea of them not getting into the motor area.
The only down side i can see to bench bench combo would be you have to have a full stringer boat with no floor up front to mount your diverter control to. If you do not have a PD then should not be an issue. I do like my brothers front bench it is cool. It has a spot for the driver with a side to hold you in the driver seat then the other side is open makes it nice.
They make Stringer and Floor Mount Throttle and Divertor controls. I have a 1/4 stringer with Bench to Bench and floor mount throttle and Hydro divertor
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They make Stringer and Floor Mount Throttle and Divertor controls. I have a 1/4 stringer with Bench to Bench and floor mount throttle and Hydro divertor
The point i was trying to make and did not clairfy well, ok not at all was with a bench to bench and a floor the manul PD would be between your legs and that i do not like. You have a hdraulic so no worries there.
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im thinkin of doing the back to backs in my deal this winter
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patha, I have what your thinking about and really like it. I can seat 6 in my 18 ft. jet and my cooler fits outside of stringer between the 2 seats. no cons that I can think of except that there made out of thick ply wood that is heavy and rotting. I will replace with glass some day.
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The point i was trying to make and did not clairfy well, ok not at all was with a bench to bench and a floor the manul PD would be between your legs and that i do not like. You have a hdraulic so no worries there.
Nope! You mount the diverter control so when you want to toss it back in full roost, your hand is n the wife/girlfirends best friends crotch when you do it. >:D
Had a 4 speed Nova with a bench seat in high school. Loved 2nd and 4th gears! >:D
Ray
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Nope! You mount the diverter control so when you want to toss it back in full roost, your hand is n the wife/girlfirends best friends crotch when you do it. >:D
Had a 4 speed Nova with a bench seat in high school. Loved 2nd and 4th gears! >:D
Ray
Had a Tremec 5 speed in a Chevelle, that very thing kept it in fourth gear and prevented a lot of tickets :sly:
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