My boat seat bracket purchase resolution:
Last week, I bought my Pelican 10E from Craigslist and drove the wonderful 2 hours home. Felt that I got a great deal on it, the modified jetski trailer, 45# TM, and marine battery. I was stoked to get to registering and hit the water. I got home and both seat brackets/swivels/seats were gone. I didn't think to secure or remove, I'm not sure if they flew out or were grabbed on one of my stops. I figured it would be a quick and easy replacement, but as we all know it is not. After several exhausting hours I did locate a couple at an Academy in FL ($39.99 each). I tried to get them to ship direct and they could/would not so I had to go to my local store and initiate a store to store transfer to my closest Academy. According to Academy this can take up to a month, wth? But its the only resolution I could find away from pedalboats.com who wanted $65 a piece for them + $45.00 shipping. They would not ship against my account number or work with me in any way. Hope this helps someone!
The one I just picked up had a bilge pump in the back wired to the battery and a switch. Its rained several times since I have gotten it and I just flip the switch and the water is forced out a hose off the side. Seems to work perfectly and I wouldn't have thought of it. Let me know if you want pics, I can get some when I get home.