Re: [Paddlewise] sliding seats

Robert C. Cline wrote:

>>The sliding seat is a great idea.  I've paddled one of Matt's boats with
the
sliding seat.  The problem is, sand and grit is ever present to stop all the
sliding. <<

Robert, please let me know how the sand and grit stopped the sliding seat
you were using. I suspect you hadn't learned how to slide it yet during your
tryout. I have been paddling sliding seat kayaks for more years than I'd
like to admit. Sometimes when playing in the surf a steep shore break can
dump lots of sand and grit in the cockpit once I've popped my spraydeck to
exit but in all these years I have never not been able to slide the seat
because of sand or grit even once. I have also never had anyone else tell me
it has happened to them either until just now. Could you please elaborate,
in my experience sand kind of acts like a bunch of ball bearings to make the
seat slide easier. Which model and whose kayak did you try? Usually I hear
this claim of sand jamming the seat from potential customers who heard it
from a competitor who has never tried it and is just speculating (or who is
throwing out a red herring).
The seat tracks are self cleaning. I challenge anyone to find any natural
grit from sand to gravel size that will stop an experienced user from being
able to slide the seat when they want to (if it is not piled so deep in the
cockpit so as to stop the seat from sliding due to the deep sand or gravel's
weight alone).

Matt Broze
http://www.marinerkayaks.com

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