Dual seats

I have been wanting to put two seats in the front of my Nitro. This only issue is I would have to mount them to the rod box lids. Has anybody done this? If so did you use anything to strenghten the rod box lid. I have the rack that holds two seats but its kinda a pain to move around all the time, plus I sinlge pole when then conditions are right, and dont need that rack in my way. Any thoughts??

If there is nothing under the lid I would get a couple of 3/16 backer plates made as big as it would let me to put on the underside.

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Dare I ask, what you mean ATM??

Check out the Dub-L-Seat that Wayne Ingram (Blacklandlure) makes. I love mine.

Doe he have a website?

Found the website, Looks good but still not what I would like. I would like to put pole mounts in so I can reduce weight and see where I am going while running across the lake.

Ideas:
Remove the lid and have a thicker one made.
Add a sheet of 1/4" aluminum to the lid.
Add a couple of pieces of 1" or 1 1/2" X 1/4" aluminum angle for supports.

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Originally Posted by canebreaker

Ideas:
Remove the lid and have a thicker one made.
Add a sheet of 1/4" aluminum to the lid.
Add a couple of pieces of 1" or 1 1/2" X 1/4" aluminum angle for supports.

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Kinda what I was thinking, just didnt know if anyone else had tried it. Thanks for the response

Mount them on the lids,what's the worst that could happen.Do like somebody else said add a backer plate.If all else fails do what canebreak said or buy a new boat.

EZ pole perch works nicely.

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Originally Posted by music man

I have been wanting to put two seats in the front of my Nitro. This only issue is I would have to mount them to the rod box lids. Has anybody done this? If so did you use anything to strenghten the rod box lid. I have the rack that holds two seats but its kinda a pain to move around all the time, plus I sinlge pole when then conditions are right, and dont need that rack in my way. Any thoughts??

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ReesGuide mounted his on the lids....give him a shout

Yall aint listening to the man, he dont want that. Mount em in the lids as Big C says, know a bunch of folks who have done this as I have too. Might want to lock the lids where if someone were to lay back out toward the water they wont get dumped. I used as big a flat washer as I could get, fender washers I think, and lock nuts. After I used em I titened em up again.
Good luck

X2 on the fender washers and lock nuts. That's what I did. Works fine, I also lock my lids.

Post a pic of your deck. I've seen a bunch of Nitro's, never seen one that you had to put bases in the lids.

Pics or drawings please

Thanks for all the responses. I have been studying on it I got the backplate material, again thanks guys

I have a Z6. Check out DUB-L-SEAT.COM Only uses the existing center hole.

Cumberland crappie has a nice no drill double seat set up.