Updating helm seats.

[Whitelighter]

Who supplies the helm seats for modern motorboats? Are they all chst manufactured for specific models or do manufacturers such as Fairline and Sealibe order from a catalogue?

Thinking of replacing a 1990's bench seat with two individual seats the like of which you find on the later phantoms/squadrons and the bigger sealines.

 

[Nick_H]

You can buy cheap ones from chandleries or Towsure, mid priced from places like outhill (eg. http://www.outhill.com/work/large-helm-seat-s12/) or top of the range from Besenzoni/Opacmare.

If it's internal then you could use car/van/truck seats, maybe buy from a scrapyard and get re-covered

 

[Firefly625]

http://www.marineseating.com/

may be worth a try?

 

[Firefly625]

or http://www.toomerandhayter.co.uk/index.php

....but to be honest, I don't think what you are looking for...

 

[Firefly625]

....or http://www.tekseating.co.uk/product/124-6/Recaro-Atlantic-X-Seat

 

[jfm]

If you want the pukka recaros google capital seating. They supply fairline. They will cover them in any vinyl Movida or subnbrella that you want. About £1 k per pop

 

[Elessar]

If you want the pukka recaros google capital seating. They supply fairline. They will cover them in any vinyl Movida or subnbrella that you want. About £1 k per pop

for the tightwads like me, in what way do they differ from a recaro from a scrapped cavalier SRi, retrimmed?

Thinking of changing my helm bech for 2 recaros, more comfy and they can swivel aft.

 

[rafiki_]

for the tightwads like me, in what way do they differ from a recaro from a scrapped cavalier SRi, retrimmed?

Thinking of changing my helm bech for 2 recaros, more comfy and they can swivel aft.

From a Cavalier? Probably the only thing Recaro supplied was the badge.

 

[Nick_H]

for the tightwads like me, in what way do they differ from a recaro from a scrapped cavalier SRi, retrimmed?

Recaro marine seats are made by Sun Marine in Holland, and I think they have an all SS frame, which would explain the high price. Most car seat frames aren't even painted any more, though i've no idea if that applies to a Cavalier SRi frame.

 

[Elessar]

Recaro marine seats are made by Sun Marine in Holland, and I think they have an all SS frame, which would explain the high price. Most car seat frames aren't even painted any more, though i've no idea if that applies to a Cavalier SRi frame.

It was an "are the frames stainless" question really. There are plenty of examples of marine high prices that are not explained by logic after all.

 

[timbad]

Who supplies the helm seats for modern motorboats? Are they all chst manufactured for specific models or do manufacturers such as Fairline and Sealibe order from a catalogue?

Thinking of replacing a 1990's bench seat with two individual seats the like of which you find on the later phantoms/squadrons and the bigger sealines.

What boat are you replacing these on then???

 

[Canopy Locked]

If you want the "ultimate" helm seat have a look here http://norsap.com/

I was at the Skipper Expo in Aberdeen last week and had a look at these - they could pretty much have come from the bridge of the Star ship Enterprise!!

 

[Whitelighter]

What boat are you replacing these on then???

Ah Timbad - that's secret. Might or might not happen but will update as/when I can