> I am getting close to finishing my Coho and have two concerns. I have a
> hard time believing I am going to be happy with a foam cushion for a seat.
> There always seems to be water in the bottom of a kayak and I don't want
> to be sitting in it. The only seat I have seen on the internet is the
> "happy bottom" seat. I have looked at production seats from
> Necky and Current but they cost around $150. Any ideas?

> I don't like the way you have to use dowels to change the angle on the
> straps to hold the front hatch cover down. I haven't cut my hatches yet so
> I haven't been able to experiment. Has anyone ever tried using bungee
> cords?

I made the carved foam seat from Laughing Loon plans for my Coho and it is very comfortable. The plans also include hip and thigh brace templates. I used bungees to hold down my hatches without the dowels. The bungees work great and DONT leak. If you use the same hole locations that the straps were to be and dont like the bungees, just install the straps later.

Larry C.