Need help from Sceptre/Tsunami folks

[bigeasy1]

I need to redo the seating in my 74 Tsunami.The seats I have in it now are more suited for smaller boats,like aluminum or glass bass boats.

I'd like to replace them with some decent salt water type seats without breaking the bank. I also may go back to pedestal mounts instead of the mounts that we made.
Originally,I thought the mounts that we made would be better,as we could store stuff like tackle boxes under them,but I don't think it made all that much difference.

I recently has some disc replacement surgery and looked into suspension mounts,but the good ones are way out of my price range.
I also like the seating arrangment in Snookerd's boat with the box/bench seat with the cushions on the port side and a standard chair on pedestal at the helm.

My boat is 6 hours from home and all shrink wrapped so I cant get any measurements,but maybe some here could supply some for me that have the same boats.
So,here are a few things that would be welcomed.

#1 whats a decent chair in the $250.00 range,or maybe a chair and pedestal package in the $300.00 or less range.
I see plenty of them in the catalogs and websites but without sitting on them I cant tell if they are good or bad.We troll for 10 hours or more,so comfort is important

#2 Can anyone supply me with the height from the deck floor to the bottom of the seat?

#3 I know that Snookerd likes his arrangement with the bench on the port and standard seat at the helm, and was wondering if anyone else has a similar setup and if you like it? It looks great for storage as well as sitting.

any random thoughts or ideas pros/cons,would be appreciated.I posted this picture showing the mounts we made,They are solid and do allow us to slide the cooler under them,but I question how it would look with some types of better seating like ladder backs on them.
Thanks much guys.

Oh yeah! almost forgot,I also included a picture of the "beautiful" winter we've had this year.You have to be nuts to enjoy this.