Swivel captain’s seat on ‘17 212X?

[GoVols01]

Is there a reason the captain’s seat doesn’t swivel 180 to face backwards or even 90 degrees? I noticed a bolt on the base that limits the swivel of the chair. If removed, I think this would allow it to work the way I want it to.

 

[WetWillie]

I’ve been wondering the same but haven’t investigated enough, let us know how it goes if you tinker with removing it to find out... I’ve got to find a way to get to the zerk fitting in the back of the engine bay as we need to complete our first service this week...

 

[Buckeye Boater]

I've been confused by the same thing! Would be nice to flip it around along with the other one to watch the kids swim while taking a break from the sun.

 

[SupetD]

If you lift straight up on the seat it will come off the base. In the base post you will see an Allen screw on the outside of the post with a nut on the inside. Remove the Allen screw and nut, place the seat back on the post, you will then have full rotation of the seat. Takes less than 5 minutes to do, just be careful and don’t drop the nut inside the post.

 

[MattyTee]

I had this problem and just rotated the base until it swiveled correctly.