Forward facing bow seating backrest

[jsylvester08]

Spring has sprung and now I’m onto another project to make my wife a little more comfortable on the boat which mean more time for me on the boat. I found this V-Lock unit and want to use it as a mount to add a back rest for someone to sit on the bow. Similar to what you see on a lot of the Key West and other newer bots on the market. My question is how much stretch is there in the step up on the bow of an 86 20SF. I’m looking to mount this with 4 screws and attach a back rest cushion. I was thinking 4- 1 inch screws but I want to know if there is enough support here for this. You can see in the second photo my idea. Any thoughts would be great.

[Xcomunic8d]

Yikes that’s a lot of force on 4 screws. Can you through bolt it to a backer plate, with fender and lock washers? Even a snap toggle would give more strength than a plain 1” screw.

Backer plate would be my first choice by far with stainless.
This if couldn’t get to it and I’d probably paint it with a couple coats of paint too. You could replace the bolt to stainless easily. The backer bar not so much.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hillman-...448112#overlay

[uncleboo]

I’d cut an inspection plate conveniently on each side and sturdy them up.