Shawn:

I just molded a new seat with the sand in a box method then glassing over the plastic wrap covered sand.

Anyways, I did build a so-called "pleasure pod" of buildup material near the edge of the seat between my legs. Once I sat in the sand, I pretty much build up a bit of sand around the area where the pod would go and wiggled a bit to set the shape a bit better for my body.

I would just build some extra thick molding material up in the area, either before you sit down to do the mold or right after you sit down and then pore it in. It somewhat depends on how thick your molding plaster is.

I haven't got mine in the boat yet but right now it has about 4-6 layers of fiberglass in it. The height of the pleasure pod is about 2 inches above the level of the seat probably.

regards , Pete

> Okay, not quite to the wetsuit and saran wrap part. I started thinking
> (you know, thinking, the one thing that really gets in the way of building
> progress) should I form a "crotch block" in this seat?
> Whitewater outfitters have a foam block available that you can glue in
> between your legs to keep your rear even more anchored in place. I wasn't
> thinking about something so radical, but can anyone think of pros and cons
> for putting more of a raised area between the legs? Most commercial seats
> have the tiniest little peak--you also slide around a lot in them. (hip
> pads help alot here)

> Any sage ideas to add to my muttered meanderings?

> Shawn