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Re: Other: kayak seats
By:Ken F
Date: 10/8/2007, 10:22 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: kayak seats (Glen Smith)

: I would also like to know the dimensions of the Happy Bottom seat.

: Glen in Baie-St-Paul.

I just measured my Happy Bottom seat. This thing is made with a center section, and two "wings" on the sides, the wings can pivot up and down on a thin hinge of material.
The center seat part is 15" at the back side, 16.5" at the front side. The wings extend about an additional 5.5" out. The seat is about 1" thick at its thinnest point at the center. The length of the seat is about 12".
I plan to cut the hinges and mount the side panel separately. The bottom of the seat is pretty flat, so I plan to remove material from the sides of the bottom to help it conform better to the curved bottom of my 22" wide kayak.

If anyone need any other dimensions on the seat, just ask.

Ken F

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Other: kayak seats
Dave -- 10/7/2007, 10:54 pm
$30 tractor seat. *LINK*
Jay Babina -- 10/9/2007, 8:43 am
Re: Other: kayak seats *LINK*
Bryan Hansel -- 10/8/2007, 1:06 pm
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Ken F -- 10/8/2007, 2:51 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 10/9/2007, 3:34 pm
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Robert McMurray -- 10/8/2007, 4:39 pm
Re: Other: kayak seats *LINK*
Evan -- 10/8/2007, 4:15 pm
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Glen Smith -- 10/8/2007, 4:42 pm
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Ken F -- 10/8/2007, 10:22 pm
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Evan -- 10/9/2007, 6:26 pm
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Ken F -- 10/10/2007, 2:23 pm
Thanks Ken *NM*
Glen Smith -- 10/8/2007, 11:00 pm
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Dave Reekie -- 10/8/2007, 1:48 pm
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Pedro Almeida -- 10/8/2007, 11:14 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2007, 4:53 am