I'm certain that I didn't spend $50 building my fiberglass seats. I used mostly scraps of fiberglass that I had left over from the kayaks. I'm talking pieces that only a pack-rat would save. Only the top and bottom layers were full pieces, the rest was just a jumbled patchwork of scraps. I bet I spent no more than $10 for everything, including the two full pieces of glass, epoxy, and bit of graphite powder. Of course, I had a little more cost in making the seat plug, but that's a 1-time cost (and it probably cost no more than $10 itself). For me, it was cheaper than building one from minicell foam.

Ross

> Hi Jacques, I searched around a couple yrs ago and found fiberglass seats
> by Necky and Dagger available for >$125, I'm not sure what's around now
> besides the add on cushions as mentioned in the Nantahala catalog. I would
> guess that you could get a plastic seat like in the whitewater boats from
> Perception but not sure if it would fit. $30 of Minicell would make a very
> cushy seat,especially with a thermarest seat pad thrown in. Homemade
> fiberglass seat will still cost about $50. CLC sells minicell,and a couple
> manufactured seats. what kind of kayak are you making?-lee