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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 2/13/2009, 4:00 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame (Kudzu)

: What you chose will depend on the boat. Maybe preaching to the choir, but I
: just discovered that 1/2" thick pad in my new narrow boat made a HUGE
: difference in the stability of the boat. With the pad removed and me
: sitting just that little bit lower it was like sitting in a different
: boat. I was totally amazed at the difference. So if you built one of Tom's
: Sea Rangers, or Sea Riders you want to keep your bottom as low as
: possible.

I'll agree with that. My Sea Ranger really needs you sitting very near to the bottom for any degree of stability, it is afterall only 19" wide. The Sea Rover is narrower btw.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame *Pic*
Aaron H -- 2/11/2009, 4:03 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Michael -- 2/13/2009, 9:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Kudzu -- 2/13/2009, 12:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Bill Hamm -- 2/13/2009, 4:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Kudzu -- 2/12/2009, 8:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame *Pic*
Aaron H -- 2/12/2009, 11:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Kudzu -- 2/12/2009, 11:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Bill Hamm -- 2/12/2009, 3:16 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Aaron H -- 2/12/2009, 3:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Will Clarke -- 2/14/2009, 9:57 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Aaron H -- 2/12/2009, 3:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Will Clarke -- 2/11/2009, 9:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Aaron H -- 2/12/2009, 8:56 am
Re: Seat for a Yost-style frame *Pic*
Aaron H -- 2/11/2009, 4:05 pm
Re: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Daniel from sweden -- 2/12/2009, 2:11 pm
Re: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Bill Hamm -- 2/12/2009, 3:14 pm
Re: Seat for a Yost-style frame *LINK*
Daniel from sweden -- 2/14/2009, 4:37 am
Re: Seat for a Yost-style frame
Bill Hamm -- 2/15/2009, 12:40 am