Bent Bench Seat Support Pole

[cgarofalo]

Hey Everyone, new Yamaha boat owner here! I recently purchased a new-to-me 2020 AR190 and have really enjoyed combing through the posts here to gather ideas. Much to my wife's displeasure, I think I ended up spending almost $1200 on mods before I even had the boat thanks to this site and there's no end in sight at this point. lol Something I noticed on my last trip out was that my bench seat seemed to be sagging in the middle. Upon further inspection I noticed that the support pole under the seat was actually curved. So now I am curious, is it supposed to be curved, or do I have a bent support pole? Here are the pics of the bench and pole:

Is it supposed to be curved / bent like that? I see I can order a new one, but didn't want to do that if that's the way it's supposed to be.

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[2kwik4u]

My '17 AR190 isn't like that. That support pole is straight. Pretty certain that isn't supposed to be like that.

I'm 225lbs and have literally JUMPED on that seat before and not bent it like that. Wonder what the original owner did to make it bend that way?!?!

I don't think there is anything special about that pole either. You could probably replace it with a piece of aluminum pipe/tubing from your local hardware store if the Yamaha piece is expensive, or slow to deliver.

 

[cgarofalo]

My '17 AR190 isn't like that. That support pole is straight. Pretty certain that isn't supposed to be like that.

I'm 225lbs and have literally JUMPED on that seat before and not bent it like that. Wonder what the original owner did to make it bend that way?!?!

I don't think there is anything special about that pole either. You could probably replace it with a piece of aluminum pipe/tubing from your local hardware store if the Yamaha piece is expensive, or slow to deliver.

Thanks @2kwick4u I suspected that was the case. I hadn't thought about getting the pole from the hardware store, but considering that the part is around $100 through Yamaha, your idea sounds like the play right now! Thanks again.