Re: [Paddlewise] fitting foam seat into boat

From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 10:08:57 -0400
At 09:28 AM 4/11/01 -0400, Bill Hansen wrote:

>Finally, my preference has been to set the new seat in the boat with 
>Velcro and then paddle the boat for a while. That way I can move the seat 
>forward or back, to get the best balance and therefore the best handling 
>from the boat. Probably the ideal thing would be eventually to glue the 
>seat in place permanently. In practice I've found that the Velcro, if 
>properly cemented in place in the begining, will last for at least a few 
>years, and I just leave the seat fixed with that.

This also has the advantage of having an easily removal seat which makes
cleaning the cockpit a lot easier, and you've got a custom fit seat for
sitting around a camp.

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