(sort of urgent)Best way to remove cockpit transom seat???

[BaylorU]

Hi everyone, need to get to my hydraulics to bleed them (*having the constant adjustments to SB to maintain straight course issue), and so I want to remove the pan liner below the transom seat.
What’s the best way to remove the actual seat so I can dislodge the liner? I can’t get to both “axles”, and it doesn’t appear that there is a really ideal way to do this.
We are supposed to head to Catalina Island tomorrow, so this is a bit urgent if anyone happens to know! Thank you in advance!
Ken

 

[BB marine]

The back cushion pulls out of the fiberglass shell. You can now remove the bolts that hinge the seat. Once the seat is removed the starboard cover can be removed then the plastic storage box. I have some pictures in my album.

 

[Cutwater28GG]

also I think if you need to get to the back of the nuts I believe you can access through the cup holders hence they are not glued in by the factory.

 

[BB marine]

Nuts are welded to the mounting bracket. On the C26 2016.

 

[BaylorU]

Thanks everyone! Much appreciated!
K

 

[SummerSteve]

Ken,

I presume that your autopilot doesn't have the same "right turn" problem - Last summer, this very unsettling issue occurred on my relatively new to me 2014 C-26 while heading down the Chesapeake towards the "Pocket Yacht Knot" in mildly challenging seas. I called the great Tim Taylor (Pocket Yachts) on his cell phone and he walked me through the possible causes and IMPORTANTLY reassured me that operating on the autopilot until reaching safe harbor would not be at all problematic...

Tim checked it out at the rendezvous and gave me several options - which I took under consideration - Decided to complete the trip using autopilot - and have never since had a recurrence...

So you may want to consider just using it for a while under autopilot and see if the bubbles clear themselves...

Good luck...

Steve

 

[jkhiser]

I do not believe the constant turn problem could be caused due to air in the system. After hundreds of helm turns, do not see how there could be any air left in the system. The fluid has to be somehow bypassing the ram and active pump.

But bleeding is always the first step recommended to troubleshoot steering problems.

I am one year into trying to solve this problem in my C-28.

I have:
- completely replace fluid and bled the system
- replaced steering ram & autopilot pump.

Next step is to isolate one steering station and see if that improves the situation.

The suspects are:
- faulty seals in steering ram
- faulty check valves in autopilot pump
- faulty check valves in one of the steering stations

 

[palle]

Brian (BB), you mention above that you have some pictures of removing the transom seat in your albums. I looked and don’t seem to be able to find them. Can you direct me to what album they are in? Thanks.

 

[BB marine]

(1) pull the back cushion out of the seat ( Its not fastened, just a tight fit)
(2) Remove the two lower 3/8 bolts that work as a hinge. Turn the bolts out the nuts are welded to the bracket. When the bolts are removed the aft seat comes off.
(3) Unscrew the front panel and remove ( made of starboard)
(4 Unscrew the storage lid that is under the seat and remove ( made of starboard )
(5) Unscrew the storage pan that fits into the seat recess lift out and remove.

The access to the aft area bilge will look like this when completed.






I must have deleted the other photo's. I unfortunately ran out of space in my Album.

 

[palle]

Brian, thanks for providing these instructions here as well as with my separate topic requesting instructions. Very much appreciated.