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Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 5/27/2017, 3:04 am
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl (JohnAbercrombie)

I've used the 'Happy Bottom' (aka Creature Comfort) seat and it was OK

I was mistaken on that.
My apology.
I thought CLC had just renamed the 'Happy Bottom' seat.
I've never used a Creature Comfort seat; I don't think it would suit my paddling style.
http://www.clcboats.com/shop/products/boat-gear/creature-comfort-seat.html

This is the HappyBottom seat:
http://www.clcboats.com/shop/products/boat-gear/kayak-seats-foam/happy-bottom-pad-kayak-seat.html

Whatever seat you choose, if you want the boat to feel more tippy, use a thick seat or mount the seat with a good space under it! :-)
It amazed me when I found a marked difference in 'feel' with 1/2" of seat height difference.
For surfski training, some paddlers use a seat pad to reduce the boat stability and then remove the pad on race day.

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Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handles
Nonprophet -- 5/26/2017, 1:01 am
Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/26/2017, 3:23 am
Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl
Nonprophet -- 5/27/2017, 12:13 am
Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/27/2017, 2:53 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/27/2017, 3:38 am
Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/27/2017, 3:04 am
Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl
Bill Hamm -- 5/27/2017, 12:22 am
Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/27/2017, 3:28 am
Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl *PIC*
Nonprophet -- 5/28/2017, 8:50 pm
Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/28/2017, 10:00 pm
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Nonprophet -- 5/28/2017, 8:28 pm
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JayBabina -- 5/28/2017, 7:29 am
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bsoderholm -- 5/28/2017, 5:47 pm
Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl
Bill Hamm -- 5/28/2017, 9:49 pm
Re: Seeking: Advice for seat mods and toggle handl *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/28/2017, 10:04 pm