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Re: Strip: Location of seat on Night Heron
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/12/2008, 1:24 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Location of seat on Night Heron (Peter Sebbage)

: Just checked the plans and there are no notes as to the the location of the
: seat however the plan for the cockpit cut-out appears to have the widest
: point of the opening just behind form 10 so I guess this is where the seat
: is meant to go.

What I've done: make the cockpit and then try the boat without the seat, usually takes a little shifting around (fore and aft) to find the sweet spot where the boat balances best, then you know where the seat has to go. Otherwise the seat location is a guess.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Location of seat on Night Heron
Peter Sebbage -- 10/10/2008, 7:38 am
Re: Strip: Location of seat on Night Heron
Bill Hamm -- 10/11/2008, 1:40 am
Re: Strip: Location of seat on Night Heron
Peter Sebbage -- 10/11/2008, 4:18 am
Re: Strip: Location of seat on Night Heron
Bill Hamm -- 10/12/2008, 1:24 am