Abstract: A boat seat stand having a vertical member for receiving the downward extending post from a boat seat or a boat seat pedestal extension. Extending from the vertical member are a plurality of legs which engage the ground to support the stand and the boat seat. The legs are individual and removable for compact storage. In the preferred embodiment the legs nest into the vertical member to help prevent component loss, to make the storage configuration more compact, and to keep the components from banging around in the boat. The stand is particularly useful when one wants to sit near a moored boat, as one does not have to carry a separate chair for shore use. One simply sets up the boat seat stand and uses it with the removable boat seat.