Ranger Bench Seat

[Caleb.Smith]

So looks like my bench seat for my 88 Ranger 363v flew out of the boat on the freeway
and somehow I didn’t notice. Went back and looked for it and never found it.
Any ideas on what I should do? Make a new one? Find an old one? Order bucket seats?

[crank68]

A good upholstery shop could make you a new one. We could at my shop if you were closer...I’m sure Ranger can make you one also.

[MoBob]

Call Ranger with your SN and order a new one. Takes about 4 weeks.

[Caleb.Smith]

Thanks for the input

[twitch]

think about buckets so you don't have anyone stepping on the seat to get up or down on the back deck, you could make a step and carpet it to fit between them or even add cup holders or whatever

[Caleb.Smith]

think about buckets so you don't have anyone stepping on the seat to get up or down on the back deck, you could make a step and carpet it to fit between them or even add cup holders or whatever

yah I was looking at bucket seats with a center console

[Axkiker]

bassboatseats.com is where I bought from. Very impressed with what I received. I bought the bucket style

[Caleb.Smith]

Didn't really want to drop $600 on buckets right now. So I am bought some high density foam and some close matching vinyl and am going to make my own bench.
Hopefully it works for the time being.

[Caleb.Smith]

I will make sure I throw up some pics of the finished product

[Hydrasports205]

Caleb, do you still have the fiberglass shell or did the whole thing fly out?

[Ranger362xr4]

I have a garage kept '90 model 362 and have ordered a 2011 coin box and a 2014 Z518 bucket to match the one I bought off of ebay. Should be here in a couple of more weeks. I am going to have to modify my side storage box beside the seat, well remove it. The seat opening is 66" now and the new setup is 71 1/2".

[Caleb.Smith]

I will make sure I throw up some pics of the finished product

NO it flew out completely

[Caleb.Smith]

As an update I have all pieces made for the new bench seat just need to staple to the plywood and it will be good!
For never using a sewing machine before I impressed myself. I did have some situations that left m screaming at the machine but now I can say that I can re upholster!

[Caleb.Smith]

[Caleb.Smith]

So Here is the progress so far, I purchased all the material from Amazon. The foam was a high density 5" Foam for $59.99 The Vinyl was $7.99 a yard and I bought what I believed to be close in color o my old ben but turn out the color is much lighter.
I cut the support from some left over plywood I ad from another project.
Now came the fun part that resulted in a few broken needles a little yelling at that stupid contraption called a sewing machine or to make myself feel more manly about it I like to call it "thread injector"!!!!!!
Its no completely finished yet but I think for someone never using a "tread Injector I turned out pretty good.

[wmitch2]

From this:

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To THIS:

[twitch]

you could carpet that to match also and it would look good

[rangerbobber]

Yes, call Ranger to order carpet to match, will look factory

[fightinfarmer]

I've got to do something similar to my 93 372v. Did you just lay the plywood on top of the gas tank? Or did you build a frame around the tank, keeping the plywood from hitting it? I'm a little concerned with weight pushing down on the tank if someone steps between the seats.

[Caleb.Smith]

I've got to do something similar to my 93 372v. Did you just lay the plywood on top of the gas tank? Or did you build a frame around the tank, keeping the plywood from hitting it? I'm a little concerned with weight pushing down on the tank if someone steps between the seats.

On my boat there was 3 metal pieces that run over the tank that the last bench sat on. I placed it on top of that.