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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adding foot/hip/thigh braces wi
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 5/17/2010, 12:12 am

: So my Seatour 15 fits pretty loosely right now, and I'm looking to
: outfit the interior and get things more snug. I have a
: Snapdragon back band, and 3' x 1' x 3" minicell foam. I'm
: intending to at least carve some kind of thigh brace, use some
: as foot pegs (probably just by setting it against the
: cross-section, and possibly add hip pads as well. I figured
: there should be enough for a seat there as well, but wasn't
: married to that idea.

: Any resources on how to properly cut and shape these? The photos of
: the NRS minicell stuff doesn't reflect dimensions, and I'm not
: sure how big my rough cuts should be.

: Thanks,

: Stephen

Cutting minicell to shape is fairly easy, an electric knife cuts it pretty easily. Shaping it is normally done with stuff like dragon skin or coarse sand paper, though I like my angle grinder (it's VERY agressive though so takes serious care to use it).

You've got a seat, raising the seat on these boats even slightly will make them quite unstable.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Adding foot/hip/thigh braces with minicell
Stephen Troy -- 5/15/2010, 12:07 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adding foot/hip/thigh braces wi
Bill Hamm -- 5/17/2010, 12:12 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adding foot/hip/thigh braces wi
Mike Bielski -- 5/16/2010, 5:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adding foot/hip/thigh braces wi
wwfloyd -- 5/16/2010, 7:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Adding foot/hip/thigh braces wi
Mike Bielski -- 5/16/2010, 9:51 pm
Sorry, dimensions are 2' x 1' x 3" n/m *NM*
Stephen Troy -- 5/15/2010, 12:16 am