Re: [Paddlewise] Custom Cockpit update

From: <dldecker_at_mediaone.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 11:27:18 -0500
>Mariner (in Seattle) makes yaks with seats which can be moved an inch or
>two fore or aft to get the trim you need.  With a custom seat
>installation, you can achieve pretty much the same effect if you use
>Velcro to fix the seat in place, per comments Craig Olson made the other
>day.
>
>-- 
>Dave Kruger
>Astoria, OR


Be care full of velcroing your seat if the bottom is real flexible. One
kayak I built had a flexing bottom and when I inched over a log my seat
came loose and reattached a second later in a slightly different place
which was very uncomfortable I could pull over to replace it correctly.
Other than that I would and do velcro all my seats so I can adjust to the
load. I Used the Heavy duty 2 inch self adhesive and still used contact
cement. If you don't use marine, or heavy duty velcro it does not seem to
stick together very well when wet. my 2 cents

Dana

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