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Thanks for info!

Thanks North. Will drill test hole and check it out. Would be nice to just glue down and screw. What size lag bolts did you use??

Thanks for all the suggestions, appreciate it. Will start with drilling a test hole to see the composition of the deck. Still wonder how original helm seat was attached by the factory. My helm seat was removed by previous owner when deck was painted. The original holes were covered up. Anyone know??

Thank you for all the input. Ordered some base plates and will see if it is feasible to thru bolt pedestal into top of salon. Saw a You Tube video of this. It will be visible but secure. It looked OK, would prefer something that was not visible but this seems like the way to have the strongest...

Sounds like a good idea. If I understand correctly you use a hole saw and put tapped aluminum plates under deck. Do you tape the aluminum strips to hold in place while bolting the plate down from the top of deck??

I am new so I apologize for the double reply. The seat is on flybridge and you are right the lateral force on seat attachment bolts must be very strong. Noticed the previous seat was not through bolted. Is it possible there is a thicker piece of plywood under seat? How did they attach the...

My flybridge has no way to access beneath the floor. Fiberglass over plywood and a foam core. Appears to be 3" thick but that is mostly foam I think.

New to this site. Just bought a 1978 34" Californian LRC. Am new to twin diesels and come from a sailing background. When I bought the boat the helm seat had been removed and never replaced. Have purchased new helm seat. How do I attach pedestal to deck?? Don't know if I should lag bolt it or...