Rigging new Lowe

[gnappi]

Today I hand launched my new Lowe 1040 and as expected it's an improvement over the 1032 tracker mainly in stability but i can also have my big 95Ah battery in the back with me and not have the bow pointing towards outer space. I especially like the fact that I can slide it in my truck bed, and just tie it down with two ratcheting straps and a cable lock.

I even slimed it today... only two little 12" LMB's but better than zip.

So rigging it is my Q. I have all the electrical stuff (It's electric only) rod holders etc. but I want seats and want to keep them low without riser posts so they can fold under my hard (see pic below) flat bed cover.

Here are my problems. The seat I looked at (pic below) has plastic screw holes for the base. I'd "think" they will strip and pull out after leaning back and rotating after only a short time? Should I look for seats with a better steel or aluminum mount built in? Any brand suggestions?

The low profile mount needs 1/4" screws which will not likely hold long in the Lowe thin aluminum built in bench seat, how have you folks solved this? I was thinking a wood plate screwed into the aluminum then the swivel screwed to that? I don't think the "clamp"type seat mounts will be very stable. I'm thinking this mount will be a PITA and something with a quick disconnect would be better?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Stumpalump]

The screews into the plastic seat will hold better than you think if you don't over torque them. As soon as they are home stop turning. I would not write off the clamp base either only because I hate to see you have to drill into the new boat. Congrats on the new tin!

 

[Weldorthemagnificent]

I️ have been using clamp bases and they have held up well. Mine came with little brackets that screw to the sides (front and rear) of the bench seats. Takes a couple minutes to undo the seats for storage which is handy. I️ weigh 215, a couple of my fishing buddies are around 240 so I️ am really pleased with the bases. Bought mine at Bass Pro.


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[LDUBS]

The seats on my boat also have a plastic base but I think there is a captured metal nut where the mounting bolts go. They hold well, but in my case the plastic base cracked on both seats. I reinforced them with vinyl covered 1/2 ply. That worked but now the plastic backrest bases are both cracking where the metal hinges connect. I will be getting two new seats soon.

I think I have the same swivel as that pictured in your post. A release bracket is installed on the bottom of my seats (similar to the one pictured below). That makes it very convenient to remove/install the seats.