Any Outcast Fish Cat 9 Owners out there? I have a few questions.

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Draketake

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Hey all.

Due to the generosity, of an older gentleman, who has aged out of the Pontoon scene, I am the new owner of a well maintained, used, Outcast, Fish Cat 9, not the 9IR. I have a few question(s), for any current/former owner(s), of the Fish Cat 9 or the Fish Cat 9IR. Please keep in mind, I have never owned a pontoon boat before so I am learning as I go.

#1 - I am thinking of upgrading the seat to a padded version. Outcast has a padded seat at $130.00. Bucks Bags has one at $75.00. Walmart has one at $60.00. They all appear to be very, very similar. What is it I need to look for, in order to make sure a seat and/or the seat base, is compatible, with my Fish Cat 9? Bucks Bags and Outcast don't show a picture, of the bottom of the seat. Thus, I can not see a bolt pattern on their models.

The current seat on my boat is unpadded and is plastic. It has (4), 3.5 inch-ish, threaded, bolts that fit a MP6-1.0 Wing Nut. The bolt head goes through the seat base and then through the frame. The bolt is secured to the frame, underneath the boat, by a knob which screws onto the bolt threads. I think officially this is called a Female Thread M6 Seven Star Shaped Head Clamping Nut/Knob with through threads.

The top of the M6 - 1.0 bolt fits into a recess, in the top of the seat. The head is covered with a pop in, plastic, rounded cover/cap. I think this is to keep the bolt head from abrading your butt.


# 2 - The oars that came with the boat, are Breakdown oars at 6 feet 4 inches in length. Which do you folks like better, the 6 feet breakdown oars or the 7 feet breakdown oars and why?

Thank you for any and all help.

Bob
 
You can always just buy a foam seat cushion which is what I’ve done in the past for non padded seats on toons rather than swapping out the seat.

Have you tried the oars yet that came with the toon on the water? If not, I’d do that first to see how you like the length of the oars that came with the toon.

Have fun.
SF
 
@Stonedfish,

Thanks for the info.

Any recommended foam seat cushions? I was just going to cut a piece of a CCF pad to shape but I am open to other possibilities.

Haven't tried the oars yet. The boat also came with a set of one piece, 7 foot, wood oars. If I use those though, Ill have to find some oar stops and maybe some oar sleeves.

Stoked to get out on the water but its gonna be a bit.

Happy 2026
 
Draketake said:
@Stonedfish,

Thanks for the info.

Any recommended foam seat cushions? I was just going to cut a piece of a CCF pad to shape but I am open to other possibilities.

Haven't tried the oars yet. The boat also came with a set of one piece, 7 foot, wood oars. If I use those though, Ill have to find some oar stops and maybe some oar sleeves.

Stoked to get out on the water but its gonna be a bit.

Happy 2026
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I just use an old stadium seat cushion I have. It doesn’t soak up water and floats. Amazon will have a lot of options.
SF

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Draketake said:
Hey all.

Due to the generosity, of an older gentleman, who has aged out of the Pontoon scene, I am the new owner of a well maintained, used, Outcast, Fish Cat 9, not the 9IR. I have a few question(s), for any current/former owner(s), of the Fish Cat 9 or the Fish Cat 9IR. Please keep in mind, I have never owned a pontoon boat before so I am learning as I go.

#1 - I am thinking of upgrading the seat to a padded version. Outcast has a padded seat at $130.00. Bucks Bags has one at $75.00. Walmart has one at $60.00. They all appear to be very, very similar. What is it I need to look for, in order to make sure a seat and/or the seat base, is compatible, with my Fish Cat 9? Bucks Bags and Outcast don't show a picture, of the bottom of the seat. Thus, I can not see a bolt pattern on their models.

The current seat on my boat is unpadded and is plastic. It has (4), 3.5 inch-ish, threaded, bolts that fit a MP6-1.0 Wing Nut. The bolt head goes through the seat base and then through the frame. The bolt is secured to the frame, underneath the boat, by a knob which screws onto the bolt threads. I think officially this is called a Female Thread M6 Seven Star Shaped Head Clamping Nut/Knob with through threads.

The top of the M6 - 1.0 bolt fits into a recess, in the top of the seat. The head is covered with a pop in, plastic, rounded cover/cap. I think this is to keep the bolt head from abrading your butt.


# 2 - The oars that came with the boat, are Breakdown oars at 6 feet 4 inches in length. Which do you folks like better, the 6 feet breakdown oars or the 7 feet breakdown oars and why?

Thank you for any and all help.

Bob
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Bob,

I wouldn't hesitate to email Outcast customer service with your questions. I've bought 3 used Fish Cat pontoons over the last 10 years and Outcast has answered questions I had on each of the boats. I've always received replies in less than 1 working day - they really have their customer support dialled in!

Two of the used Fish Cats were 7'-6" and 9' framed pontoons and the seats on both had 5.25 inch x 5.25 inch bolting patterns. This seems to be a fairly standard bolting pattern for the plastic moulded seats and a lot of padded seats for smaller pleasure boats. Most of the add-on seat pedestals and seat swivels in places like Cabela's have this same pattern. It wouldn't hurt to confirm this with Outcast though.

The oars that came with the 9ft 9-IR pontoon I briefly had were 7ft - 2 piece oars.

Good luck with the new boat!
Ken
 
Thank you @Haggis57,

Yeah I called and talked to Chris, at Outcast, last Thursday. He's been there 20 years and was very helpful and knowledgeable. He patiently answered my questions for about 20 minutes. What pleasure it was for me. The seat question wasn't on my radar or I would have asked then. I dont want to bother him again right away. I am going to place an order next week, ( new gear bags, some repair kit materials etc.). Ill hit him up then.

Have a great weekend.

Bob
 
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