> We were > lucky enough to buy new Cape Horn's last month, and they have the Phase 3 > seats. They are nice. > > One thing to consider - the seat back makes re-entry from the water a little > tougher as it flops down where you want to sit. Perhaps a bungie would allow > it to pop back up as you rotate your butt into the seat. Layback rolls are a > bit harder too. But perhaps it's a good trade-off for the comfort it brings. > Gotta work on some other rolls I guess. If only I could lower the seat back > without popping the spray skirt. One thing to point out, since the discussion started with the Tempest, is that the seat systems in the Tempest and Cape Horn aren't quite the same. The share the adjustable seat bottom, but that's it. The Tempest includes easily adjusted Thigh hooks, great hip pads, and doesn't have the same seat back as the Cape Horn. Instead of the adjustable height backrest, there is a whitewater style backbend. This eliminates some of the concerns about re-entries and rolls. the Cape Horn outfitting is nice, and I enjoy the boat allot, but I think the Tempest outfitting is a clear step forward. It'll be interesting to see if, like the revolutions in outfitting in whitewater boats, the other manufactures follow suit. Minicell could be hard to find in ten years! Geoff *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 16 2003 - 06:08:08 PDT
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