: Well, I'm still leaning toward carving a seat from minicell, but after seeing
: this and checking out the Kajak Sport site, I'm curious about a couple
: things, and want to know if anybody can share their experience...

: 1) The Kajak Sport Ergonomic Seat comes in 3 sizes. Any idea what makes the
: sizes different? i.e. is it the width for different beamed boats? Or is it
: the length front to back. My big concern right now is some additional
: support under my thighs, for I am fairly long legged. So if the seat
: "length" (front to back) is only such that it would support my
: rear and minimally up the thigh toward the knee, it's not for me. Also,
: does anybody have any idea how much those seats sell for? The
: "Contact Us" link on the Kajak Sport site seems to be broken.

: 2) As always, I have discovered that if I think of something that at first
: seems unique, I soon discover it's already been done, supporting my theory
: that all good ideas have already been had. I recently decided that I
: absolutely HATE the foot pedals in my Pygmy Coho. They are the ones that
: came with it. It isn't really an issue of hating those particular ones, as
: much as it is that I think I hate little pedals in general. I was thinking
: about making foot sized/shaped wooden foot "plates" to mount in
: there, so I have something to press my whole foot against, maybe even
: padded for the arch, etc. Sort of a Dr. Scholl's kayak pedal system. I
: don't use a rudder so they wouldn't need to pivot, and nobody else tends
: to use my boat, so they wouldn't even have to be moveable. Looking at the
: Kajak Sport site at the seats, I browsed about more and saw their Pivoting
: Wooden Footrests. Anybody have any experience with these?

: Chris

The Kajak-Sport ergonomic seats come in 3 different sizes: they each vary slightly in width, length, and depth. The "large" seat measures approximately 19.25"(W) x 18.50"(L) x 7.75"(D). Additionally, they are designed to pivot to your desired angle during installation!

The K-S pivoting wooden foot-pedals are very comfortable and are easily retrofited to any boats ... whether or not you need a rudder system. The pads are large laminated wood (with non-slid material on top), thus one could paddle bare foot comfortably ... no nasty metal pads biting into your feet! The pivoting feature adds comfort to any extended paddling trips and, if one happens to use a rudder system as well, there is the added bonus of staying fully braced while steering the rudders!!