Taylor Made Platinum Series Pontoon Bench Armrest, Left Hand

If your Platinum Series pontoon bench has an armrest that's cracked, faded, or just plain worn out, this is the direct replacement for the left-hand side. It's the same Taylor Made armrest that ships on the bench from the factory, built around a rotationally-molded polyethylene frame with a marine-grade vinyl cover over mildew-resistant foam. And it's got a cup holder molded right in, which is the part everyone actually fights over on a Sunday afternoon.

Taylor Made builds this the way pontoon furniture should be built. The frame is rot-proof marine-grade polyethylene, so it won't soak up water or delaminate the way a wood-cored arm eventually does. The foam is polyurethane and treated to resist mildew, which matters a lot on a boat that sits covered and damp between weekends. The vinyl is marine grade and sewn with polyester UV-resistant thread, so the seams hold up to a full season of sun without the stitching chalking out and letting go. Staples and mounting fasteners are stainless, so you're not chasing rust streaks down the side of your seat base a year from now.

This is the left-hand arm, and it measures 8.5 inches in length, 25 inches in width, and 28 inches in overall height. That 8.5 inch depth matters. On a lot of 22 to 24 foot pontoons the arm sits close to the rear rail, so measure your clearance before you order and make sure the arm won't overhang the rail. It's designed specifically for the Platinum Series bench section, so confirm that's the bench you have. It isn't a universal arm and it won't line up with rail spacing it wasn't cut for.

Install is straightforward if you've got basic tools. The arm bolts to the bench base through the molded frame. One tip from folks who've done a few: back the mounting holes with a plate or large fender washers underneath. The rot-molded frame is tough, but screws pulled straight into thin plastic can start to crack around the holes after a couple of seasons of people leaning on the arm. Spread that load and it'll last. If your boat lives in fresh water and stays covered, it's also worth making sure water can drain out from under the seat base so mildew doesn't set up shop underneath.

Most people buy this to freshen up an aging Platinum layout or to replace the one arm that took the brunt of the weather on the sunny side of the dock. If you're redoing the whole bench, pair it with the matching right-hand section so both arms wear evenly and the boat looks finished rather than patched. The charcoal color is a neutral gray that plays well with most Platinum Series seating, so a single replacement arm blends in rather than standing out.

Care is simple. Wipe the vinyl down with mild soap and water, skip the harsh solvents that dry out marine vinyl and crack it early, and let it dry before you throw the cover on. If a seam ever starts to open on the sun-exposed side, a quick resew with marine-grade thread will keep it from spreading. Do that and an arm like this will ride out plenty of seasons.

Who's this for? Anybody keeping an older pontoon on the water instead of trading it in. Replacement furniture like this is how a ten-year-old boat gets another decade. You're not paying for a whole new interior, you're fixing the one arm that's shot. What this isn't: a complete seat. It's the armrest only, for the left side, in charcoal. If you need the seat cushion, the base, or the right-hand arm, those are separate pieces. But if a tired left arm is the one thing dragging down an otherwise good bench, this drops right in and brings it back to factory feel.