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Re: 1/2" foam laminated seats
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 4/4/2002, 10:35 pm
In Response To: Re: Seat backs = bad!! (Brian Nystrom)

Do you just use sleeping pad foam?

: After playing with backbands for a while, I was getting a bit dismayed. Then
: I bought a Bestie Bay Recluse. The seat is a simple affair of foam layers
: glued to the hull. The backrest is a curved foam block glued to the
: bulkhead. It looks ridiculously simple, but it's incredible comfortable. I
: recently yanked the 'glass seat out of my Silhouette and built up
: something similar, and it's great! It probably took me at least as long as
: carving one from 3" foam would have, but the thinner stuff
: (1/2") is easier to find and a lot cheaper to use, since you're not
: paying for a lot of foam that ends up as shavings in the trash can.

: The real beauty of a minicell seat is that you can add or remove material
: until the shape is just right.

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Seating
Steve M -- 4/3/2002, 7:51 pm
Re: Seat backs = bad!!
Shawn Baker -- 4/4/2002, 11:51 am
Re: Seat backs = bad!!
Brian Nystrom -- 4/4/2002, 5:29 pm
Re: 1/2" foam laminated seats
Shawn Baker -- 4/4/2002, 10:35 pm
Re: 1/2" foam laminated seats
Brian Nystrom -- 4/5/2002, 12:50 pm
Re: Seat backs = bad!! *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 4/4/2002, 1:56 pm
Re: Knee tube
Shawn Baker -- 4/4/2002, 4:46 pm
Re: Knee tube
Bobby Curtis -- 4/5/2002, 8:27 am
Nothing beats custom seat *Pic*
Rod Tait -- 4/4/2002, 11:32 am
Re: Seeking: Seating
Matthew -- 4/4/2002, 9:48 am
Re: Seeking: Seating
Gini -- 4/3/2002, 7:56 pm
Re: Seeking: Seating
Ken Finger -- 4/4/2002, 7:59 am