Swivel seats on 1240 jon: Is it safe to put swivel seats on front/back seats of Lowe 1240 jon. Not to elevate, just for comfort. Boat weight 107 lbs. weight capacity total 535 pounds.

Drew Barrick Loc: Illinois

Is it safe to put swivel seats on front/back seats of Lowe 1240 jon. Not to elevate, just for comfort. Boat weight 107 lbs. weight capacity total 535 pounds. Will it make the boat less seaworthy/more tipable

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Drew Barrick wrote:

Is it safe to put swivel seats on front/back seats of Lowe 1240 jon. Not to elevate, just for comfort. Boat weight 107 lbs. weight capacity total 535 pounds. Will it make the boat less seaworthy/more tipable

How wide is the boat? That's the biggest factor to tipability.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Are you putting them on a pedestal, or just on a swivel base mounted to the bench seats?

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Drew Barrick wrote:

Is it safe to put swivel seats on front/back seats of Lowe 1240 jon. Not to elevate, just for comfort. Boat weight 107 lbs. weight capacity total 535 pounds. Will it make the boat less seaworthy/more tipable

If you mount them on the bench seat you're fine, if you raise them up on pedestals it's gonna be tippy.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Fredfish wrote:

If you mount them on the bench seat you're fine, if you raise them up on pedestals it's gonna be tippy.

I agree 100%.

OK John Loc: Oklahoma City,OK

Slightly less stable; way more comfortable.

Drew Barrick Loc: Illinois

Floor 40 inches.

Drew Barrick Loc: Illinois

Mounted to bench seats. No pedestal.

Drew Barrick Loc: Illinois

OJdidit wrote:

Are you putting them on a pedestal, or just on a swivel base mounted to the bench seats?

Swivel. Thanks No pedestal.

Drew Barrick Loc: Illinois

saw1 wrote:

How wide is the boat? That's the biggest factor to tipability.

Floor is 40 inches.

BeaverTooth Loc: Branson, MO

Drew Barrick wrote:

Is it safe to put swivel seats on front/back seats of Lowe 1240 jon. Not to elevate, just for comfort. Boat weight 107 lbs. weight capacity total 535 pounds. Will it make the boat less seaworthy/more tipable

I put them on my boat! I own the exact same boat with a mercury 9.9 HP outboard and a motor guide trolling motor with GPS and spot lock. Absolutely no problems whatsoever in attaching the seats. I can’t imagine using this boat without some sort of a swivel seat with a back on it. It makes life so much more comfortable and the boat so much more usable. Notice the little bracket I made to keep the seat-clamp on seat from moving. Works great! I will attach a photo.

Barnacles Loc: Northern California

After you get the seats mounted, take the boat out and stay in shallow water - maybe 2 feet. Don't have anything in the boat that you don't want to lose. Then try it out. Sit in the tallest seat if one is taller, and swivel around, lean over as if you were boating a good fish, and do anything you can think of to test the stability. If you feel comfortable about it after this, load up all the gear that you'd taken out for the test and GO GET 'EM!

Jarheadfishnfool Loc: Woodlake/Tulare ,Ca.

Barnacles wrote:

After you get the seats mounted, take the boat out and stay in shallow water - maybe 2 feet. Don't have anything in the boat that you don't want to lose. Then try it out. Sit in the tallest seat if one is taller, and swivel around, lean over as if you were boating a good fish, and do anything you can think of to test the stability. If you feel comfortable about it after this, load up all the gear that you'd taken out for the test and GO GET 'EM!

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Redneck bass boat Loc: Smyrna Tennesee

I have pedistal seats in my jon very stable.

Drew Barrick Loc: Illinois

BeaverTooth wrote:

I put them on my boat! I own the exact same boat with a mercury 9.9 HP outboard and a motor guide trolling motor with GPS and spot lock. Absolutely no problems whatsoever in attaching the seats. I can’t imagine using this boat without some sort of a swivel seat with a back on it. It makes life so much more comfortable and the boat so much more usable. Notice the little bracket I made to keep the seat-clamp on seat from moving. Works great! I will attach a photo.

Thank you! Drilling/rivets necessary for swivel itself? Not handyman, but son in law is. Your boat looks great!! Much appreciated! Gotta wait 6 weeks as I broke a femur Wednesday, dang it.