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Re: Skin-on-Frame: seats of wood builds vs SOF
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: seats of wood builds vs SOF (Scott Shurlow)
: As I look at the posts for strip and S&G, I notice the seats are large foam
: masterpeices while SOF tend to be a peice of camping mat. The reason for
: the camping mat is the lower center of gravity. Why don't strip or S&G
: need as low a center of gravity? What am I missing?
: Scott
The foam seats may be visually deceptive in their actual working heights.
Mine is carved from a 4" block of foam, has excellent thigh support, but I am actually sitting a mere .75" off the hull.
Messages In This Thread
- Skin-on-Frame: seats of wood builds vs SOF
Scott Shurlow -- 6/19/2008, 6:54 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: seats of wood builds vs SOF
Bill Hamm -- 6/21/2008, 9:22 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: seats of wood builds vs SOF *LINK*
Carl Delo -- 6/20/2008, 11:09 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: seats of wood builds vs SOF----
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Kent LeBoutillier -- 6/20/2008, 5:44 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: seats of wood builds vs SOF
Don Goss -- 6/19/2008, 10:44 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: seats of wood builds vs SOF
Holmes -- 6/19/2008, 7:01 pm - Re: Skin-on-Frame: seats of wood builds vs SOF *LINK*
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