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Re: Spandura
By:daren neufeld
Date: 4/13/2001, 9:40 pm
In Response To: Spandura (Pete Rudie)

: Check out kayakfit.com for complete instructions on DIY cockpit outfitting.
: Starting there, and borrowing liberally from Dale Frolander who borrowed
: from Joe Greenley, I came up with the seat shown below. The fabric is
: Spandura, somebody's version of Lycra, from Seattle Fabrics
: (seattlefabrics.com), glued on with 3M High Strength 90 spray adhesive.
: After carving the minicell, I stretched the fabric between 2 long pieces
: of scrap strips, held on with stationery clips. Then I sprayed the glue, 3
: thin coats on the foam and 2 on the fabric, and let it tack up. Then I
: carefully placed the moderately stretched foam on top of the seat, then
: held it down with my posterior for exactly 1/2 inning. Lubricated the dead
: weight frequently with beer. Then more glue, tuck the sides in, fasten to
: the hull with velco, and it's ready to go. Not visible is the minicell
: pedestal, shaped to fit the space between the hull, deck and bulkhead,
: with a piece of velcro to hold the backrest. The seat angle is 5* from
: horizontal, and the backrest is 7* from vertical. Thanks, Rehd.

: PS, Yahoo Geocities has been cranky lately, and the pic may not come up the
: first time. Keep trying, if you need to see it.

"cranky" is a bit of an understatement. :) is there another way i can see your pic? it sounds good.
daren.....

Messages In This Thread

foam seat cover
daren neufeld -- 4/13/2001, 2:36 pm
Re: foam seat cover
daren neufeld -- 4/15/2001, 10:23 pm
Re: foam seat cover
daren neufeld -- 4/14/2001, 10:50 am
Re: foam seat cover
Spidey -- 4/14/2001, 1:01 am
Pete & Spidey
Larry C. -- 4/14/2001, 7:25 am
Spray glue
Pete Rudie -- 4/14/2001, 9:20 am
Speeding up the game
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/15/2001, 6:46 pm
Spandura
Pete Rudie -- 4/13/2001, 8:53 pm
Re: Spandura
daren neufeld -- 4/13/2001, 11:32 pm
Spray skirt
Pete Rudie -- 4/14/2001, 1:19 am
Re: Spandura
daren neufeld -- 4/13/2001, 9:40 pm
Spandura
Pete Rudie -- 4/13/2001, 8:48 pm
Re: foam seat cover
Ronnie -- 4/13/2001, 3:46 pm
Re: foam seat cover
Tom Tieman -- 4/13/2001, 3:20 pm