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Re: Foam Seat Design *LINK*
By:John Schroeder
Date: 11/8/2003, 7:47 pm
In Response To: Material: Foam Seat Progress & Leg Numbness *LINK* *Pic* (Steve Pituch)

Over the past years there has been LOTS of discussion about seats. Seems to be a fair amount of agreement that the front edge needs to be higher than the back edge. I carve mine from foam in a manner similar to that used by Joe Greenley at Redfish Kayaks. I carve mine so they are about 2.5" high at the front edge, and about 3/8" thick under the "butt bones."

Check out the thread referenced below for a couple pictures that might help.

jrs

http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi/frames/read/91154

Messages In This Thread

Material: Foam Seat Progress & Leg Numbness *LINK* *Pic*
Steve Pituch -- 11/8/2003, 4:51 pm
Re: Material: Foam Seat Progress & Leg Numbness
Sunshine -- 11/9/2003, 2:20 pm
Alternative seat choice. *LINK*
Robert N Pruden -- 11/9/2003, 11:02 am
Re: Material: Foam Seat Progress & Leg Numbness
LeeG -- 11/9/2003, 7:42 am
Re: Material: Foam Seat Progress & Leg Numbness
Don -- 11/8/2003, 10:14 pm
Re: Foam Seat Design *LINK*
John Schroeder -- 11/8/2003, 7:47 pm
angle of the dangle
Pete Notman -- 11/8/2003, 7:11 pm
Angle is correct.
Jay Babina -- 11/9/2003, 6:40 am
Re: Material: Foam Seat Progress & Leg Numbness
Jay Doorly -- 11/8/2003, 6:30 pm
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Thomas -- 11/8/2003, 7:20 pm
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srchr/gerald -- 11/8/2003, 6:29 pm
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Jim Farrelly -- 11/8/2003, 5:04 pm
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Steve Pituch -- 11/8/2003, 5:35 pm
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LeeG -- 11/9/2003, 7:53 am
Re: Material: Foam Seat Progress & Leg Numbness
Jim Farrelly -- 11/8/2003, 5:48 pm
Re: Material: Foam Seat Progress & Leg Numbness
Thomas -- 11/8/2003, 6:23 pm
Re: Finding the pressure points *NM* *LINK*
Dave Houser -- 11/8/2003, 6:36 pm