On 12 Sep 2003 at 10:32, John Fereira wrote: > >I can't imagine > >rolling some of the Seaward touring kayaks with their high, wrap- > >around plastic seats - I'd rip that out and replace it with a > >backband or foam block quickly. > > > I've paddled and rolled all of the Seaward kayaks except the very > newest models. None of them had a plastic seat. They all have a > foam seat that fits into a nylon covering that also serves as a backup > paddlefloat. The backband *is* a hard plastic piece wrapped with a > padded nylon sleeve. I agree that they make the backband too high Sorry, when I said seat, I really meant the seat back. Since it's a fairly rigid HDPE (or similar) I don't call it a backband. > I agree that they make the backband too high > but it's easy to trim off and inch or so from the top. I was looking at several Seaward kayaks this past weekend while a friend test paddled them. I thought about cutting the back down, but probably would prefer to replace them. My preference is to have a more flexible and easy-to-pivot backband, so I'd get rid of it. Since I'll likely not own a Seaward any time soon, the issue is moot for me. Even the Endeavour seat back didn't impress me and it's much lower than the others. I also saw the Tempest, from Wilderness Systems. That has the best outfitting I've seen on any plastic kayak and one of the best of any kayak. > However, I usually do more of a sweep to C roll and only really do > layback rolls when I'm using a Greenland stick. That helps a lot. Mike *************************************************************************** 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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