Edson Stainless Steel Pedestal Guard Mounting Feet - Pair

If you sail a wheel-steered boat, you know the pedestal guard. It's the stainless hoop that arches over the binnacle and gives you something to grab in a seaway, plus a place to hang the compass, a chartplotter, and a couple of drink holders. Where that guard meets the cockpit sole, it sits on a set of feet. On a lot of Edson pedestals those feet came in black plastic from the factory, and after enough seasons of sun and salt they fade, crack, and start to weep at the base.

These are the fix. Edson's Stainless Steel Pedestal Guard Mounting Feet drop in as a direct replacement for the original black plastic feet. They ship as a pair, which is what you need for one guard, and they clean up the look of the whole helm while they're at it. Polished stainless sitting under a stainless guard just reads right.

The smart part is the fit. Each foot comes with a gasket and a bushing that let it take 1-inch, 1-1/8-inch, or 1-1/4-inch guard pipe. So you don't have to measure your tube diameter to the thousandth and order an exact size. Match the bushing to your pipe and you're set. Nuts and washers are in the box too, so it's a complete swap and not a parts hunt at the hardware store.

Install is straightforward. Pull the old feet, set the new ones over the guard legs with the right bushing, drop the gasket, and bolt them down through the existing holes in the sole. Bed them in a little sealant if your old ones were leaking and you've handled two problems at once. Most owners knock this out in an afternoon with hand tools.

One honest note. These are the mounting feet only. They don't include the guard pipe or the pedestal itself. If your guard tube is bent or the pedestal needs work, that's a separate job. But if the feet are the tired part, this pair puts the base of your guard back to solid stainless.