Flip out bow seat hinge

[CobaltVet]

I kneeled upon the port side, flip-out bow seat filler that extends from the compartment between the cockpit and the bow on my 2011 A25. The Star-board cushion base normally rests upon a stainless bar attached to the bench seat in the front of the bow, but is slipped off/down and hyperextended the hinge- the hinge bent and a couple screws tore out from the hinge (they remained in the starboard).

Is this hinge available? Anyone improve upon this hinge design?

[mdadgar]

Hah- I had someone do exactly the same thing on my A25 a month or so ago. I also need the hinge.

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- Mark

[Titaniumboy]

Is it just a stainless steel piano hinge?

Pics and dimensions would be good.

Any idea how it could get down past the stainless steel bar?

[mdadgar]

Any idea how it could get down past the stainless steel bar?

The hinge is fairly wide, so it can bend into a V-shape just enough for the end of the cushion to sneak past the bar.

[mdadgar]

To close on this, I ended up removing a few of the screw and flattening out the hinge carefully with a rubber mallet. It's back to working more or less correctly again.

[AsLan7]

Thanks for the update md.

[jhnmdahl]

Is it this kind of thing, or is there more to it?

https://www.boatoutfitters.com/hardware ... iano-hinge

[Cczkcb]

Ours did same thing. We flattened it out but there was a little more play in the cushion. We ended up ordering new hinges from Cobalt dealer. Then countersunk the nylon nuts into starboard. It’s been solid since. Considering adding angle iron under lounge seat to add more support.

[AsLan7]

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Ours did same thing. We flattened it out but there was a little more play in the cushion. We ended up ordering new hinges from Cobalt dealer. Then countersunk the nylon nuts into starboard. It’s been solid since. Considering adding angle iron under lounge seat to add more support.

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So glad you found us cc…..

Any pics ?

And welcome aboard mate!

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