I've heard that there are at least two kinds of velcro stick-on strips: your basic, every-day variety, and your heavy-duty, marine kind. Though I've not yet used either of these for boat applications, I understand at least one reputable company, Current Designs, uses velcro to hold up their under-the-deck Pica Boo Bag. Might be wrong about that, though. Just yesterday I installed a Harmony seat pad on top of the fiberglass seat of my Gulfstream. Before laying it down, I cut out donut-sized, neoprene circles (with holes cut out just like a donut), then glued those on the seat. One donut for each bone (ischium) to the sides of my tailbone (coccyx), and one for the coccyx. The Harmony pad went on top of the donuts. The donuts were cut out from 1/16 inch stick-on neoprene, and I doubled each of them. So... you have in order of layer: fiberglass seat, three donuts for high pressure areas (each donut about 1/8 inch thick), then the harmony seat pad. So far it feels good. Time will tell. If I had a wooden kayak with all the time invested in making it beautiful, I might consider crafting a seat out of 3 inch closed cell foam... carving dimples for my butt, etc. Make some thigh pads out of the same stuff.Glue those suckers to the bottom and sides of your boat (after careful adjustment), then install a thick back band (like Bomber Gear's). Some of the folks here at Paddlewise will point you to the web site that gives precise instructions on customizing your seat and pads. Pardon the mention of brand names. Am not associated with any of those companies. :)... and good luck. See you on the water! At 08:39 AM 7/11/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Tom, I'll be very interested in your temporary glue/velcro results! I have a >Pygmy Coho with the velcro patches for the seat pads and they become unglued >frequently! Duct tape! Argh! :-) Mike O'Byrne > Tom LeTourneau Wells, Maine *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 11 2002 - 12:16:25 PDT
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