John, I'll second that! I'm a firm believer in 4 inches between the paddler's back and the back of the cockpit. It's just enough for good layback, not too much to have the backband in the way during re-entries, and still easy to reach to put the back of the spray skirt on. Duane --- On Tue, 12/2/08, John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu> wrote: > One of thing I did on the Outer Island I built was to cut > the cockpit open such that I could place the foam seat > 3-4" in front of the back section of the cockpit > combing. Then, instead of using a backband, I have a > mini-cell foam "ramp" that slopes from the seat > back to the rear bulkhead and edge of the combing. That > allowed me to lay back much easier (I can put my head on the > rear deck) than if the seat were closer to the rear combing. *************************************************************************** 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 Dec 02 2008 - 16:20:38 PST
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