Hi all. Trying to see what others have gone. I own a grand sport, but at a little over 6 foot 3 inch tall, the pedal is too close to me. wondering what guys have done to either modify the seat mounting bracket, move the pedal, pros and cons of each. Thanks much
Grandsport seat modification
- Thread starter flying07
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njj502
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Mine has a sliding adjuster on the drivers side. I'm 6' and all leg but seems to be fine for me.
ROBERT CROSS
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I know there is some extra length on the cable, and for sure enough room on the pedal mount. Why not try moving it forward to see if the cable is long enough?
Bob
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Bob
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mxzx
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The pedal on mine was mounted all the way forward on the pad. Had to move mine back like in the above pic since I am only 5'7".
ROBERT CROSS
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Is the pedal secured with stainless wood screws like the driver seat slides?
I had to repair the stripped mount slide holes. I filled the holes with MarineTex, inserted small hard wood strips covered with MT, think oversized toothpicks, tightened and let cure. Still rock solid after 5 Seasons.
I've found that covering the wood screw threads with MT works very well when using just the wood screws alone. It strengthens the fiberglass and leaves behind very well defined threads if removal is necessary.
Bob
I had to repair the stripped mount slide holes. I filled the holes with MarineTex, inserted small hard wood strips covered with MT, think oversized toothpicks, tightened and let cure. Still rock solid after 5 Seasons.
I've found that covering the wood screw threads with MT works very well when using just the wood screws alone. It strengthens the fiberglass and leaves behind very well defined threads if removal is necessary.
Bob
Due to too many bat turns, I had to remount both my drivers seat and passengers seat. I put in a larger plate and replaced the notched sliding assembly. When I redid the driver's seat I moved it rearward a couple of inches for more legroom. My plate had metal threaded bolts threaded into a plate imbedded into the deck. I had to drill and tap the plate to move it rearward.
procomp
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Just put one in my STV and its great. I've owned boats with several sets of holes where every owner moved the foot throttle, sucks. The plate covers previous holes, works great and is cosmetically appealing.
whipper
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Ya that's your best bet and a nice feature.:beer:Great to hear. I ordered an adjustable plate, it's going in next week
Just an FYI for GS owners, the Hot Foot adjustable plate doesn't fit too well on the boat. Mine also has some speakers on the side, so unfortunately, I'm back to re-mounting and leaving the adjustable plate off, have to stick with the adjustable seat instead
I ended up returning the adjustable plate, with the speaker location, it didn't get me much. Just re-mounted it much further away, filled holes with the MarineTex, tapped and such new holes and used that also. Will run a little of the 'roughened tape' where old holes were just to spruce it up some.
whipper
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I would use something softer for my heel to rest on with bare feet like carpet or rubber probably? just thinking the rough tape might wear on your heel over time or in the rough water. Marine tech it on there.