Foldable outboard seat for sailboats

A sailboat comprising:

• a boat hull having an interior depressed cockpit bordered by a raised deck area, a seat member having outer surfaces, the seat member pivotably attached to the boat hull adjacent an outside edge thereof along a front edge of the seat, the seat pivotable between an inboard storage area with outer surface portions of the seat lying substantially flush with the deck area and other portions of outer surfaces of the seat lying substantially flush with a wall of the cockpit to an outboard position with inner surfaces of the seat forming a support for a sailor outboard of the boat hull, a recess in the portion of the outer surface of the seat which lies flush with the deck area when the seat is in the storage position, a pivotable strut member pivotably received in said recess, said strut member gravity actuated upon movement of the seat from the storage position to the outboard position to move portions of the strut member out of said recess and into contact with an outer wall portion of the boat hull, said strut member effective to limit movement of the seat member outwardly of the boat and to provide support for the seat member in the outboard position.