Replacing dual sleepers on my DE 185

RiverBoy

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(I sure hope former owner leftcoast doesnt read this.)

Sooo i have a dual sleeper setup on my DE 185. the upholstery which is always in the sun and weather have taken a beating and it’s time to do something about it. to get the sleeper upholstery alone repaired is going to be north of 3k.

i want to keep the port sleeper, as we do occasionally sleep on the boat. i want to replace the starboard sleeper with two swiveling chairs ( i think that’s what i wanna do ?!) the sleeper base has to stay, as the boats dual batteries are located under the captains chair. if i remove the starboard sleepers, i will need to build a base to mount chairs to. that base is going to have to look factory or it will bug me big time.
i do have access to a spray booth.

so i’m basically looking for ideas, your pics, or input on whether or not this is a good or bad idea; should i just bite the bullet and replace both…

thanks guys
 
can you get away with just 1 swivel on the starboard side? That's how I have my 17.5 setup with sleeper on port and swivel on starboard, it makes getting to the rods and watching gear easier imo.
 
can you get away with just 1 swivel on the starboard side? That's how I have my 17.5 setup with sleeper on port and swivel on starboard, it makes getting to the rods and watching gear easier imo.
honestly that would be ideal… i rarely fish with four dudes on boat. i could have a little snap down pad behind starboard swivel
 
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