Repairing a Yamaha Enticer Snowmobile Seat

Replacing the wood base with a plastic one on my 1980 Yamaha Enticer 340 seat.

[@the_hate_inside1085]

Very impressive repair. But now I feel bad about what I planned to do with the seat on my very stock Phazer I. This video is a breath of fresh air after watching 1.000 videos of people butcher their poor Phazers. Your snowmobile is blessed to have you...

[@eighty6gt]

This thumbnail drew me right in. I can almost smell the petroleum aromatics coming off of the vinyl!!

[@frankgizzler5268]

Starting a 79 enticer 340, this will make it easier. Thanks

[@ryanbenbow-zx2sd]

I have a enticer With a 79 340 Bord out and runs Very good.

[@the_hate_inside1085]

Found a plastic material called "foamed PVC board", for replacing the bottom plate for my seat rebuild. It is 50% lighter than a regular PVC board, and has good characteristics for this type of application.

[@Garage_Tinkerer]

That is good to know! Maybe it takes staples better as well. The stuff I used was very tough.

[@the_hate_inside1085]

@@Garage_Tinkerer Yeah, it is pretty malleable, I was able to cut the corners just using a mora knife. Regarding the staples, it is a apples to pears comparison, as I am using the slightly wider T-50 staples, as this stapler is much more heavy duty. I have no problems punching into a thick plastic cutting board with it, and that plastic is more dense than the foamed PVC board...