Sisler, Clyde wrote: > > > > Go to the WW shop and look for the adjustable hip pads that strap to the > > > sides of the seat with Velcro. They have a nylon pocket that you shim to > > > the right size with pieces of foam. [snip] > There's a picture of them in the NOC catalog. It looks like > they have straps to slide around the sides of the seat. I don't have > any sides so don't know how I'd secure them. :-( If no vertical surfaces to either side of your seat, you may have to get some minicell foam and shape it to fill out the insides of the yak on either side of the hips. This will do the job without any nylon pocket thingies, though you could use the nylon pockets as a way of fine tuning the job. I get my minicell from the WW shops for about $8 per 3 in x 12 in x 12 in piece. It is easy to saw, carve, etc. There was an article in Sea Kayaker an issue or two ago on details. Also, there is a "tight cockpit" cult associated with WAKE (very active yak club in Bellingham, WA: http://www.memes.com/~temrich/wake.html). They have "cockpit parties" devoted to custom fitting the seat, etc. Some of the cult members subscribe to this list and will probably pick this up. <G> -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 06 1998 - 06:15:12 PDT
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