replacing cupholders with stainless

[rinkernut]

Has anyone replaced the plastic cupholders in their cruiser with stainless ones.  I just bought 12 new ones for my 342.  A friend of mine just replaced his and he said he would help, I was just looking for some tips from other do-it-yourselfers.

[Rob_boater]

If they fit the same holes let me know.  I want to change mine as well.

[rinkernut]

Check out iboats.com, in the store section under hardware, part #50091038.  A friend of mine just put these in his 2005 342FV and they fit exactly.  These are these exact same dimensions as the cupholders on the 342.  They are a polished stainless with drain line connections and they look first class.

[GuitarGuru]

I just replaced all 4 of mine in my 270FV with Stainless ones purchased from eBay. They look awesome compared to the white plastic ones. I have to be honest, it isn't an easy job if you are as anal retentive as I am. When I pulled the plastic ones out, there was a heavy layer of a chaulk like material that looked gross. If I had just put the new cupholders in without removing it, it would have shown. I took the time to scrap it all off with a plastic scraper then used wax which helped desolved the remainder of the chaulk. The finished result was much better. I'll post a photo if I go out on the boat this weekend. Also, the cupholders I installed had this 2 sided tape on the lip to hold them down. I bought them from another company but this is exactly what they look like. You can see the 2 sided tape as well.

Jason

http://http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/STAINLESS-STEEL-PONTOON-BOAT-CUP-HOLDERS-Pair-parts_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ26448QQihZ009QQitemZ190225704245QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[cabointhefall]

Can you post the pics when you get a chance?
Thanks

[Dos Mangos]

I replaced 4 of mine on my 280 its a clean nice upgrade and the plastic ones were sort of glued in , I used a screw driver to pry them out

[mvn]

I got 12 from iBoats and it only took about an hour to replace all of them.  The white plastic ones were siliconed in.  I used a new Exacto blade and with the flat side down I had to cut the caulk off.  I used a solvent then a gelcoat cleaner to get the rest off.  The cup holders have 2-sided tape as previously mentioned so installation was a snap.  The boat looks completely different now......well worth the work.