Thanks WB.. I think it will be a rear end and back saver also. I don't know what it wasn't already made like that either. Those seat cushions get in the way if you are fishing on the back platform. I have come a long way from not wanting to drill into the boat, to cutting an almost 3"x3" square in the aluminum to install these seat bases. A jig saw will cut through that aluminum like butter! Took a little nerve to do it but glad that I did.