On Wed, 28 Jan 1998 dldecker_at_mediaone.net wrote: >> >>At 12:55 PM 1/28/98 -0800, Craig Olson wrote >>> I've been an avid sea >>> kayaker for several years and am more or less continually working to >>> improve my skills, technique & gear. My latest kayak gear project has >>> been to modify my cockpit for better comfort & performance. >> >>I had talked to Nigel Foster about a seat and his opinion was to get a bag >>of plaster of paris a garbage bag,mix it and pour in the bag and sit on >>it. It will take a impression of your perfect seat.Every dimple etc. >>Then when dry clean and smooth. Wax and apply fiberglass cloth and resin to >>form a mold. then smooth any thing and wax and lay up a seat. Needless to >>say it is a perfect fit and I never had to use padding again, just the >>perfect seat. I have built four kayaks and used the seat in each with the >>same results. It only fits me but I am selfish and don't care. It is the >>BEST seat available period. My opinion of course and I am associated with >>my seat. >> >>Dana >> that's harsh dana, selfish ... as my kid would say: sit on it ;-) how appropriate ;-) i've always wanted to tell someone that!! thanks, i feel better paddle on!! mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now. -- Lauren Bacall *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jan 28 1998 - 14:23:57 PST
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