: Does anyone know how to construct a minicell backrest like the one Redfish
: Kayaks build? I can't tell from the pictures how it's constructed or what
: is supporting it. Is it on a glued minicell "pedistal"? Does it
: rest against the coaming? What keeps it in place during a wet re-entry? I
: currently have a custom molded fiberglass seat, covered with 1/16"
: neoprene and minicell carved hipbraces- so I don't have cheekplates to
: attach a backrest to. While my current seat is VERY comfortable as is, I'm
: afraid that on longer paddles I might miss a backrest. I suppose I could
: just buy one of their seats to find out- but half the fun (at least) is
: building it myself. Thanks!

The Redfish site seems to be down, but there is a pic on it under "Custom Seats" that shows a good front quarter view of the seat by itself, out of the boat. No cheek plates are necessary with this design, with integral hit pads glued on and shaped to the inside lines of the cockpit, but you can't stash stuff beside it either. The rear of the seat doesn't show very well in this photo, and I haven't looked closely enough to remember what they look like in real life. Dale Frolander has a nifty solution in his Guillemot triple though. There is a vertical support of 3" minicell snugged under the deck and against the bulkhead that the backrest is fastened to, with the top edge against the coaming, and a notch in the bottom that the separate seat bottom indexes into. Dale? You out there? How about posting a pic?