Taylor Made Platinum Series Pontoon Left-Hand Arm Section

This is the left-hand arm section of the Taylor Made Platinum Series pontoon bench, the piece that caps off the end of your seating group and gives you a comfortable place to rest an elbow. It measures 8.5 inches long, 25 inches wide, and 28 inches tall overall, so it slots in as the bookend to a matching bench run. And it comes with a built-in cup holder right where you want it. Simple, well-built, and made to live outside on the water.

Taylor Made builds these the way pontoon furniture should be built. The frame is rotationally-molded marine-grade polyethylene, the same kind of tough, one-piece plastic that shrugs off sun, spray, and the odd knock without cracking. On top of that frame sits mildew-resistant polyurethane foam, wrapped in marine-grade vinyl. That combination is what keeps a seat comfortable through a long afternoon and still looking right a few seasons in. The vinyl is a Champagne tone, a warm neutral that works with just about any pontoon color scheme.

The details are where you can tell someone thought about the long haul. The staples and mounting fasteners are stainless steel, so they won't rust and bleed onto your upholstery the way plain steel does. The threads are polyester and UV-resistant, which matters more than people expect. Seams are usually the first thing to fail on outdoor furniture, and thread that can't take the sun is the reason. Taylor Made spec'd this piece to avoid that.

Who's this for? Anyone rebuilding or refreshing a Platinum Series pontoon interior, or replacing an arm section that's seen better days. If your existing left-hand section is faded, torn, or the foam has gone flat, this is a direct-fit replacement. It's also the right piece if you're building out a full seating layout and need the left-hand bookend to go with your bench and a matching right-hand section. Everything in the Platinum Series is designed to line up, so the finished group looks like it came together, not cobbled from spare parts.

A word on installation. These sections bolt down to the deck and, ideally, to the cross-members underneath. A poly frame is tough, but it can flex if it's only anchored at the surface, so take the time to hit solid structure when you mount it. Use the stainless fasteners into backed holes and snug them down evenly. If you're fitting this to an older frame, check your bracket alignment before you drill. Hole patterns drift a little across model years, and it's a lot easier to confirm the fit up front than to redo it after the fact. Dry-fit the section, mark your holes, then commit. Measure twice, mount once. We're happy to talk through your specific setup if you're not sure what you've got.

One honest note on color. Champagne is a light, warm shade, and lighter vinyls show their age in direct sun a bit sooner than the dark ones do. That's just physics, not a knock on the material. A quick wipe-down with a marine vinyl cleaner and a UV protectant a couple times a season goes a long way toward keeping it looking fresh. Do that and this section will ride right alongside the rest of your seating for years.

Bottom line, this is a solid, no-drama replacement or build-out piece for a Platinum Series pontoon. Marine-grade materials top to bottom, a handy cup holder, and the kind of stainless hardware and UV thread that tells you it was built to stay out in the weather. A single mismatched or worn-out arm section can make an otherwise nice interior look tired, and swapping in the correct part is one of the easiest wins there is. If you're putting your boat's interior back together right, it's worth using the parts that match. This is one of them.