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A couple of thoughts and comments:

I replaced the cooler on my Outrage 18 with a new 94 qt. Igloo and seat cushion. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that I had actually sat up front of the console, while my son drove the boat. I was disappointed at the density of the foam on the Igloo cushion. I just felt like it should have been a little denser to provide a bit of padding under your derriere. Does anybody know if anyone makes a denser snap on cooler cushion?

Secondly, my wife loves the shepherds crook while she is riding on the cooler cushion. She slips her arm through the crook while riding and gives her a very secure feeling that she has a good hold onto the boat. Now, I do not have rod holders behind the pads attached to the console to lean back on. So the seating position is a bit further back than original without the rod holders behind them. But it works great according to her. When I bought my boat, the previous owner had installed rod holders down low on both the port and starboard sides of the console. I like my rods located there, better than having them directly in front and in my view.

Lastly, the "Crook" is one of the iconic features of the classic Whalers! No way I'm going to remove that from my classic.