Leaning Posts and Console Covers......

[Mr. Osprey]

First off wassup everyone its been awhile since I've last posted....been out enjoyng the boat and all you know.

But this fall and next spring I am planning on putting in a leaning post or swingseat and replacing the two chairs I have in the mako now since I dont use them. Any recomendations? Leaning posts look cool with the rods placed in the back and all but I like the idea of a swingseat becuase I get more storage underneath it and it will cover up the holes i have to resin from the chairs.

Next question, I need a console cover. Any reccomendations where to get one round the South Shore? If anyone has one for sale also lemme know.

Lastly, I'd like to somehow mount a ski pylon in the boat....has any one done this on a mako or aquasport before? How do you go about mounting it? If anyone has pictures those woul dbe fantastic.

Thanks in advance everyone.

[LilRichard]

Hola... long time no see!  (or talk, chat, ?)   8)

Check these out... had one on a fish-and-ski back in my childhood days:



Or check out the whaler project on Classicmako, courtesy of Mr. Raybo.  He just mounted a semi-permanent towbar.

As far as a leaning post, may I suggest something like this:



I have found that the swingseats, while versatile, are not as substantial offshore when you actually need to "lean" on them.  Good luck!

[swflcracker]

This is what I replaced my swingback with.  It made a huge difference.

[ddd222]

i had a console cover made a few seasons ago by a furniture upholsterer in nyc a few years ago. I DID have my old cover for him to use as a template, but it came out perfect and was well worth the $300 i spent.
If you do find someone like that to do it i would suggest 2 things, they would have to measure(or u could provide a few pictures w/ exact measurements), but 1st don't get too bright a color as they do get dirty, and 2nd go w/ a draw string on the base instead of snaps, good luck