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 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
"Mike O'Byrne" <Heep_at_attbi.com> wrote: >I have a Pygmy Coho with the velcro patches for the seat pads and they become unglued frequently! I've had a hard time keeping velcro contact-cemented to the epoxy/glass bottom of the bilge in my wood boats. I finally epoxied in the velcro in that spot. With good prep, and two coats of contact cement on the velcro/minicell, I've had good adhesion, even in the usually-wet bilge. Shawn Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 03:55 pm 11/07/2002 -0700, you wrote: >"Mike O'Byrne" <Heep_at_attbi.com> wrote: > >I have a Pygmy Coho with the velcro patches for the seat pads and they >become unglued frequently! >[Shawn] >I've had a hard time keeping velcro contact-cemented to the epoxy/glass >bottom of the bilge in my wood boats. I finally epoxied in the velcro >in that spot. With good prep, and two coats of contact cement on the >velcro/minicell, I've had good adhesion, even in the usually-wet bilge. We use webbing, screwed to blocks just under the deck, down to a central bolted loop in the centre of the bulkhead just above the keel and then the two lead forward over the top of the seat pad to a Fastex buckle with a short piece of webbing srewed/sandwiched in a wooden block at the front edge of the seat. Stops the seat moving forward and the webbing/Fastex buckle holds everything down. So, from one corner of the cockpit under the deck, down to the keel (holds the seat back), forward to the front of the seat, back to the back of the seat and up to the other corner under the deck. One piece of the Fastex buckle "floats" on this loop, the other is on the short piece fastened to the keel in front of the seat. This means the seat is firmly positioned but can be totally removed to allow cleaning of the cockpit and drying of the seat and back pads. Also means that if there are other users they can have their custom seat pads. As the seat is held down the middle you won't "feel" it when sitting on it. Alex . . *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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