Doug saig >>In some respects, I wonder how much all this matters to many PW'ers anyway. I see a lot of talk about velcro seat fasteners. I found out the hard way that this is not a seaworthy, safe way of securing a seat, yet many do.<< Doug I have to disagree with you on this one. It is a very secure way of fastening the seat. Quite a few paddlers down under use this technique and this is by people (including myself) who practice in the surf and paddle in rough weather. I am not a brillant surfer and have been tossed around quite a few times when I have muffed y bracing and the seat has shown no signs of dislodging. Even when I want to move it, it takes some effort to lift it off the deck of the kayak. Mine is held on by two lengths of 2" velcro going the length of the seat from fore to aft. WHen you consider the forces envolved I am at a bit of a loss to understand why someones seat would come adrift. As you are not attached to the seat there is no force on it trying to lift it from the deck but there is certainly a force (when you are upside in the surf) trying to lift you off the seat. My hip pads are also held on by velco which would also stop the seat dislodging. I agree with you about the small cockpit being far superior is rough seas David Australia *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 11 2001 - 19:06:58 PST
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