Your the expert do you think a 2x2 1/2" plate through bolted is sufficient?
No expert here, I just play one on TV.
The plate will handle it, just need to make sure your deck will.
Mine was a covered plywood deck with a rear center hatch too close to give adequate support of a chair in my opinion. Your sandwiched ply with teak deck. If that in good shape you should be good.
That Chair is going to look real sharp in that cockpit!
Keep in mind that the size of your backing plate should be the largest that you can manage to fit in. The larger the plate the more area that the forces will be spred over. As surface area increases, pound per square inch of force decreases...
The subfloor under the teak deck is 3/4 ply, the section under the existing plate is 2 pieces of 3/4" ply with 1/4 aluminum plate that is tied into the deck supports. Going to have Raybo install the pedestal, my biggest concern is filling the existing holes to not allow water into the deck. Next time the deck has to come up I'll have a top plate made for easy removal of the pedestal.
The chair cleaned up very nicely with just a few small dings in the fiberglass seat..
The boat is looking great! I am very jealous of the teak deck. To me: that is the difference between a real fishing boat and a toy... Great job! Can't wait to see it after the top coat.
I love the teak deck as well, that's pretty much what sold me on this particular boat. Hoping to stop down at Raybo tomorrow or Friday morning to take a look and see where we're at. Next step was non skid and then installing the hardware. Shouldn't be to long now.
