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Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 6/21/2008, 9:06 am

: I am working on building a catamaran kayak prototype and need a seat that can
: hang between the two hulls. I figure a standard hung seat should do the
: job. The seat will hang off rails along the tops of both hulls, with the
: bottom clear of the waterline. I think a longer seat would be nice, both
: for more thigh support and for some extra protection from splashing. I am
: also designing a footboard to be hung from the hulls similarly which will
: be connected to the seat so the entire seat-footboard assemble will be
: slideable to change trim.

: Any suggestions for a comfortable hung seat that might work? The hung seat in
: my Current Designs boat is actually quite comfortable. So I have a least
: one candidate, but it looks like a somewhat heavy assembly. Thanks, Carl

Oh yeah, now I have to search for wood again, the midwest flooding got me while I was gone, all my wood was stored in a friends garage along the local river and it's now three feet higher than it's ever been, so garage has 18" of water in it, all the wood is floating .

Luckily fabric/glass and epoxy is here well above the flood.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/20/2008, 11:18 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/23/2008, 9:34 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/23/2008, 10:27 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/23/2008, 2:36 pm
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/23/2008, 10:34 pm
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/24/2008, 1:38 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/23/2008, 9:25 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/23/2008, 10:23 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations *LINK*
Reg Lake -- 6/23/2008, 12:50 pm
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/23/2008, 11:17 pm
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/21/2008, 9:06 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/22/2008, 12:04 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/22/2008, 2:03 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/21/2008, 9:03 am
Check wth Kajak Sport... *LINK*
Brian Nystrom -- 6/21/2008, 6:13 am
Re: Check wth Kajak Sport...
Carl Delo -- 6/22/2008, 12:07 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations *Pic*
Carl Delo -- 6/20/2008, 11:23 am