Offset stanchion for a fishing boat seat

An offset stanchion for a fishing boat seat having a support column defining a seat axis, said stanchion to be mounted on a deck floor having a mounting opening therein, comprising a substantially upright support portion dimensioned to be received through the deck opening so that the upper end extends above the deck floor and the lower end extends below the deck floor, said upright support portion defining a central axis which is substantially coaxial with a vertical axis of the deck floor opening when said upright support portion is positioned through the deck floor opening;

• an offset support portion defining a predetermined angle between said offset support portion and said central axis and having two ends one of which is rigidly attached to the upper end of said upright support portion;
• a seat support portion rigidly attached to the other end of said offset support portion and including means for rotatably mounting the seat support column about a seat axis which is spaced from and substantially parallel to said central axis;
• and bearing support means for rotatably mounting the lower end of said upright support portion below the deck floor, whereby a seat mounted on said seat support portion can be placed in any position about said central axis on a circle having a radius equal to the spacing between said central and seat axes.