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Re: fiberglass seats
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 4/29/1999, 1:27 pm
In Response To: looking for mold release material (Lee)

I remember seeing somewhere that someone (specific, ain't I?) did this for a seat and they said that it was uncomfortable. I don't remember why, but they said that a less custom-fit seat was more comfortable for long periods.

That being said, my darn legs fall asleep from my somewhat posteriorially carved foam seat, probably because of a lack of thigh support. Your seat construction definitely sounds like it's worth a try. Do you ever have problems with leg/feet numbness/tingling? How long is it comfortable to sit in your boat? Did you use some 1/4" minicell or anything for a tiny bit of padding on the seat?

Shawn

> I've been making fiberglass seats for my boats fashioned after my own
> posterier,using two part foam to make a mold,etc. I'm looking for a
> release material (I'm using garbage bags to protect my butt and wetsuit
> when sitting down onto the wet glass and mold of the seat) that would work
> better and not wrinkle up while waiting for the resin to kick off (and
> send me out of the boat with a hot seat).

> I find that a custom seat gives a noticable improvement in comfort and
> control of the boat. The amount of pressure on my knees and thighs
> decreased for a given amount of boat lean, works better than just putting
> in tighter hip and thigh braces alone.

Messages In This Thread

looking for mold release material
Lee -- 4/28/1999, 2:43 pm
Re: looking for mold release material
Jay Babina -- 4/30/1999, 9:45 am
Re: looking for mold release material
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/30/1999, 9:27 am
Re: fiberglass seats
Shawn Baker -- 4/29/1999, 1:27 pm
Re: fiberglass seats
Nolan Penney -- 4/30/1999, 7:07 am
Re: fiberglass seats
lee -- 4/30/1999, 2:20 pm
Re: fiberglass seats
Shawn Baker -- 4/30/1999, 9:58 am
Re: fiberglass seats
Nolan Penney -- 4/30/1999, 1:36 pm
Re: fiberglass seats
lee -- 4/29/1999, 2:07 pm
Re: fiberglass seats, for what it's worth
Bernie Farmer -- 4/29/1999, 5:02 pm
Re: fiberglass seats, for what it's worth
Ross Leidy -- 4/29/1999, 5:36 pm
Re: fiberglass seats, for what it's worth
Bernie Farmer -- 4/30/1999, 8:10 am
Re: fiberglass seats, for what it's worth
Ross Leidy -- 4/30/1999, 9:31 am
Re: That's Encouraging!
Shawn Baker -- 4/29/1999, 2:30 pm
Re: looking for mold release material
carolyn -- 4/29/1999, 10:57 am
Re: looking for mold release material
lee -- 4/29/1999, 2:12 pm
Re: looking for mold release material
Shawn Baker -- 4/29/1999, 3:07 pm
Re: looking for mold release material
Shawn Baker -- 4/29/1999, 3:06 pm
Re: looking for mold release material
Ross Leidy -- 4/29/1999, 3:30 pm