Pete, as I was taking a look at the pictures I was thinking something like I have 25 years of making chairs for a living and haven't measured these angles ever, never, not in my whole life..........then Rehd shows up and has to get technical about it! hahahah, the seat and back rest was set up by simply flopping all the parts in there and arranging them until they looked right, and then after the first paddle, setting them up so they felt right and, you know, they looked better after they felt right. It's good to have a friend like Rehd, real good.
David Barrett
Vintage Canoe