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Re: Seat Attachment
By:Eric Schade (shearwater boats)
Date: 11/29/2000, 6:21 pm
In Response To: Re: Seat Attachment (Spidey)

Way Cool boat there!!!!!

I have attached seats with velcro. The problem I found was self adhesive velcro doesn't really bond well enough to the boat and seat to be really sufficient. It tends to slide around on the varnished bottom...yours is really slick. it tends to rip out of the foam seat when you pull the seat out of the boat. use and water... you planning to get that beauty wet?... also take their toll on the adhesive.

I have lost a seat out of a boat with a "velcroed" seat and had to circle back for it.

I usually use double sticky tape to hold the seat in place untill I know where it has to be then use contact cement to bond it in place for the duration.

Messages In This Thread

Cockpit Outfitting Completed *Pic*
Spidey -- 11/27/2000, 11:41 pm
WOW! :)
Brian T. Cunningham -- 11/30/2000, 6:30 pm
Re: Try it this way . . .
Spidey -- 11/30/2000, 7:50 pm
Re: Seat Attachment
Spidey -- 11/28/2000, 11:42 am
Re: Seat Attachment
Eric Schade (shearwater boats) -- 11/29/2000, 6:21 pm
Re: Seat Attachment
Paul C -- 11/30/2000, 5:59 pm
Re: Seat Attachment
Spidey -- 11/30/2000, 12:24 am
Re: Seat Attachment
Ken Rasmussen -- 11/30/2000, 1:32 am
Re: Seat Attachment
Spidey -- 11/30/2000, 7:44 pm
"Industrial Strength" Velcro
Brian Nystrom -- 11/29/2000, 11:58 am
Re: Gluing Velcro with Epoxy
Shawn Baker -- 11/30/2000, 11:49 am
Re: "Industrial Strength" Velcro
Spidey -- 11/29/2000, 12:21 pm
Oops! I meant the thread directly above . . . *NM*
Spidey -- 11/29/2000, 12:23 pm
Re: Seat Attachment
peter czerpak -- 11/29/2000, 8:11 am
Re: Seat Attachment
Spidey -- 11/29/2000, 11:24 am
Re: Seat Attachment
peter czerpak -- 11/29/2000, 2:51 pm
Re: Seat Attachment
Brian Nystrom -- 11/29/2000, 12:23 pm
Re: Seat Attachment
Ken Rasmussen -- 11/30/2000, 1:23 am
Seat/Hatch Ideas for the future
mike Allen -- 11/28/2000, 3:55 pm
Re: Seat/Hatch Ideas for the future
Spidey -- 11/29/2000, 1:22 am
Re: Seat/Hatch Ideas for the future
Andreas Albat -- 11/29/2000, 10:52 am
Re: Seat/Hatch Ideas for the future
Spidey -- 11/29/2000, 11:34 am
Re: Seat/Hatch Ideas for the future
Andreas Albat -- 11/29/2000, 11:49 am
Gaskets
mike Allen -- 11/29/2000, 1:34 pm
Re: Gaskets
Kathea Rasmussen -- 11/30/2000, 1:09 am
Re: Gaskets
Max -- 11/30/2000, 2:14 am
Re: Seat Attachment
Larry C. -- 11/28/2000, 12:21 pm
Velcro orientation
Brian Nystrom -- 11/29/2000, 11:46 am
Re: Velcro orientation
Shawn Baker -- 11/29/2000, 11:59 am
Re: Velcro orientation
Larry C. -- 11/29/2000, 12:07 pm
Re: Seat Attachment
Dale Frolander -- 11/28/2000, 12:14 pm
Re: Steel velcro
Shawn Baker -- 11/29/2000, 11:56 am
Re: Seat Attachment
Rehd -- 11/28/2000, 11:59 am
Re: Cockpit Outfitting Completed
peter czerpak -- 11/28/2000, 11:10 am
Nice Coaming and lip
Jay Babina -- 11/28/2000, 10:54 am
Re: Nice Coaming and lip
Spidey -- 11/30/2000, 12:45 am
Re: Cockpit Outfitting Completed
David Hanson -- 11/28/2000, 9:53 am
Re: Cockpit Outfitting Completed
Kent LeBoutillier -- 11/28/2000, 6:08 am
Re: Cockpit Outfitting Completed
John Monfoe -- 11/28/2000, 6:00 am
Incredible work!
Dale Frolander -- 11/28/2000, 5:34 am
Re: You Started It!
Spidey -- 11/29/2000, 12:52 am
It's all Joe Greenley's fault
Dale Frolander -- 11/29/2000, 9:48 pm
Re: Whoaa, Partner! :)
Spidey -- 11/30/2000, 12:07 am
Giddy up :)
Dale Frolander -- 11/30/2000, 2:07 am