ice cold stag wrote: Well, my reasoning was two fold. I crappie fish mostly and would rather sit a little further back, and the existing base has broke (under deck) in weld area. One way or another I will have to install a new base plate, just figured Id ask first. Dont know how the original base was broke, previous owner pointed it out to me. Suppose Ill be calling for a replacement, do you know the part number? Thanks for the help. That makes sense. Call BCB and ask for parts, you dont need a part number those guys will fix you right up. Good luck with the repair. JL