http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/seat/

They may look hard, but their comfort is second-to-none.

Shawn

: Greetings, O Learned Ones: Leslie and I are having troubles with our... um...
: lower posteriors. We had been using "Seattle Sports" seats made
: for sit-on-tops, and they really worked well in concert with the molded-in
: seats our plastic boats had. But on the flat bottom Mill Creeks, they give
: us a... well... flat bottom, you might say. Or in other words, three or
: four hours in them will cause us to tell everything we know, and sing like
: birds in general.

Or, add a wedge or three of minicell to give the bottom of your Mill Creek some shape so your Seattle Sports seat takes a more comfortable form. Think about the curved parts of your plastic boats' seats that made such a comfortable platform in concert with the SS inflatable. You don't need a piece of minicell 4" wide and the size and width of your seat. Add a wedge outside of either thigh. Add a wide, short, full-width wedge to give you some under-thigh support. Maybe glue a small "dome" on top of this wedge as a "pleasure pod" so your inner thighs get support. I could do all of this with a 6" x 3" x 18" piece of minicell.

: I am resigned that I must now make form-fitting seats. But I would very much
: like to avoid the expense of genuine mini cell. So I throw it out to this
: board: has anyone any great ideas for making seats on the cheap... that
: provide reasonable comfort for hours on, ahem, end? Or should I just bite
: the bullet and cough up the dough for the real deal? Thanks!

: Cheers,
: Kurt & Leslie

: Charter Members: Happy Bottom Qayaq Qlub.

: Photo Caption: I suspect more experienced paddlers shook their heads when
: they saw our seats...