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Re: Seat source.
By:Ian Johnston
Date: 4/20/2000, 1:01 am
In Response To: Re: Choosing a seat (Ross Leidy)

: I tried the Happy Bottom seat, but was not pleased and ended up giving it
: away. It didn't offer much in the way of thigh support. I was considering
: the Creature Comfort seat, but I never got around to trying one before
: making my own. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be too many readily
: available commercial alternatives. No way to reshape your carved seat to
: suit you?

: Ross

Hi Ross,

I wasn't happy with the foam seat that came in my Necky kayak so I upgraded to their new moulded plastic seat. It is so comfortable that I will use it in my stripper if i ever get it done.

The point here is that you just have to go down to your local kayak shop and try out the seats they have in commercial kayaks. Then you just order the one you want from them.(Took me 1 day to get mine, of course Necky is only 2 minutes away but they don't sell factory direct.) Then you use it as a mold to make more of you own!!

Ian

Messages In This Thread

Choosing a seat
Bruce -- 4/19/2000, 10:26 pm
Re: Choosing a seat
Rob Forsell -- 4/20/2000, 8:21 am
Re: try this
lee -- 4/20/2000, 7:56 am
Re: Choosing a seat
erez -- 4/20/2000, 1:56 am
Re: Choosing a seat
Rehd -- 4/20/2000, 2:05 am
Re: Choosing a seat
Bill Heuser -- 4/20/2000, 6:55 am
Re: Choosing a seat
Ross Leidy -- 4/19/2000, 10:56 pm
Re: Seat source.
Ian Johnston -- 4/20/2000, 1:01 am