: I think I have my Walmart boat seat with the back cut off and the bottom
: fitted to the hull contour about finished. I used a piece of 1/2"
: pipe insulation to finish off the back where I made the cut. I used this
: type seat on a 10 day kayak trip and found it didn't aggravate my bad
: back. I will velcro the seat to the hull. You can't beat the price. Seat,
: insulation and velcro about $12.

Hi John -

Looks like a good solution! I've question about your seat position. Most boat designs I've seen and built put the seat about 3-4" in front of the rear of the cockpit for proper boat trim. Is that seat for your Shooting Star and did you move the back of the cockpit forward or are you postitioning the seat approx. 4" aft of the plan design?

Jim