I'm new to this forum and I'm hoping to get a little advice on swivel seat repairs. I tried searching the forum first, but could not find exactly what I'm looking for. I currently have a 95 maxum 1800, and the passenger side swivel seat was coming loose from the floor. It looks as if the backing plate (the portion under the floor) had stripped threads on a couple of the bolts. They could no longer be tightened into those holes. Several others were seized and the tops of the bolts (or screws really) were stripped out where a screwdriver could no longer do anything to them. I ended up cutting the bolts that were seized and stripped so that I could remove the seat mount, however the base plate (the part under the floor) is still there. Before I dig any deeper, I want to make sure that the ONLY way to fix this would be to remove the carpet and the 3/4" board over the backing plate to replace it. The wood and floor are solid and glassed in so I hate ripping into an otherwise perfect piece of floor to replace the backing plate. This is not mounted on a "box" like some of the other posts I've seen here, it's just about flush with the entire floor, all the more reason I don't want to cut into it. Is anybody familiar with this type of mount and have any suggestions? Thanks.
