Patent ID: 8261683

Claim:
An interchangeable seat system for a water vehicle comprising: a front seat member; a common base member; and at least two rear seat members; wherein the common base member includes at least one member arranged to allow the common base member to be attached to a deck of the water vehicle; one of the at least two rear seat members is configured such that a combination of the front seat member, the common base member, and the one of the at least two rear seat members mounted to the common base member provides a two-person seat configuration for the water vehicle; another one of the at least two rear seat members is configured such that a combination of the front seat member, the common base member, and the another one of the at least two rear seat members mounted to the common base member provides a three-person seat configuration for the water vehicle; and the common base member is defined by a single element arranged to extend entirely between the deck and the one of the at least two rear seat members in the two-person seat configuration and entirely between the deck and the another one of the at least two rear seat members in the three-person seat configuration.