Comments on: the final cut http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2006/04/24/the-final-cut/ Tilting At Waves Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:23:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Hans http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2006/04/24/the-final-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-753 Hans Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:40:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=300#comment-753 Hi Derrick!<br/><br/>Perfectionist! Well done and a wise decision to take some time before glueing the seat definitely in space. <br/>I am more the restless type. Quick and dirty. The result is that I am sitting (in the VKN-Svalbard) on a piece of cell foam on top of the Valley foam seat. It works, but it would have looked neater if I had put it under the seat... Someday the Valley seat will get loose and I will correct my fault.<br/>Then I won’t cover the whole area under the seat with cell foam. I will cut the cell foam in two pieces and leave a small space between the two parts to create a channel/drain to allow the water to flow under the seat through -> to prevent water accumulating behind the seat.<br/><br/>I am sure you already made your thoughts about the drain!?<br/><br/>Greetings,<br/>Hans Hi Derrick!

Perfectionist! Well done and a wise decision to take some time before glueing the seat definitely in space.
I am more the restless type. Quick and dirty. The result is that I am sitting (in the VKN-Svalbard) on a piece of cell foam on top of the Valley foam seat. It works, but it would have looked neater if I had put it under the seat… Someday the Valley seat will get loose and I will correct my fault.
Then I won’t cover the whole area under the seat with cell foam. I will cut the cell foam in two pieces and leave a small space between the two parts to create a channel/drain to allow the water to flow under the seat through -> to prevent water accumulating behind the seat.

I am sure you already made your thoughts about the drain!?

Greetings,
Hans

]]> By: Andrew http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2006/04/24/the-final-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Andrew Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:30:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=300#comment-752 I was wondering if you were really going to keep the seat lower as you had originally planned, and what that would do for your hand roll, because the conventional wisdom is that raising the seat makes (layback) rolls easier.<br/><br/>Your project reminded me that I shouldn't fix the seat in my new kayak permanently until I've tried it out for a good long while, and to take some video to check the trim. I was wondering if you were really going to keep the seat lower as you had originally planned, and what that would do for your hand roll, because the conventional wisdom is that raising the seat makes (layback) rolls easier.

Your project reminded me that I shouldn’t fix the seat in my new kayak permanently until I’ve tried it out for a good long while, and to take some video to check the trim.

]]> By: derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2006/04/24/the-final-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-751 derrick Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:42:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=300#comment-751 Hey,<br/><br/>Yeah I did notice I nice change with the Explorer. But on other days I still think I wouldn't mind the back band on the Explorer. Maybe once I get that foam block the way I want it, it will be ok. With the Acuta I'm going to just take it step by step and see what feels best to me. In the end I could just cut the hangers off completely. I just don't want to go overboard and wish I'd not have done it. :) The back band is strange. There's got to be some sort of clip back there but I can't see it or feel anything I recognize. At least it does not seem like a normal nut. You can turn the screw all day and nothing happens. <br/><br/>If it does not effect the trim too much, I noticed just getting the seat another inch or two ahead really makes laybacks easy. Hey,

Yeah I did notice I nice change with the Explorer. But on other days I still think I wouldn’t mind the back band on the Explorer. Maybe once I get that foam block the way I want it, it will be ok. With the Acuta I’m going to just take it step by step and see what feels best to me. In the end I could just cut the hangers off completely. I just don’t want to go overboard and wish I’d not have done it. :) The back band is strange. There’s got to be some sort of clip back there but I can’t see it or feel anything I recognize. At least it does not seem like a normal nut. You can turn the screw all day and nothing happens.

If it does not effect the trim too much, I noticed just getting the seat another inch or two ahead really makes laybacks easy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2006/04/24/the-final-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Anonymous Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:55:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=300#comment-750 It'll be interesting to see where you put the final position. You going to have Mary look at trim from the side? I think you should really try to get that backband screw out and fool around with a thinner foam backrest on the coaming/bulkhead. <br/><br/>As I'm paying more attention these days, I am finding my backband in the Explorer is messing up rotation and makes layback stuff harder. Was fooling around with the foam masik again Saturday, and it really took the pressure off my aging knees. <br/><br/>FWIW. <br/><br/>Thomas It’ll be interesting to see where you put the final position. You going to have Mary look at trim from the side? I think you should really try to get that backband screw out and fool around with a thinner foam backrest on the coaming/bulkhead.

As I’m paying more attention these days, I am finding my backband in the Explorer is messing up rotation and makes layback stuff harder. Was fooling around with the foam masik again Saturday, and it really took the pressure off my aging knees.

FWIW.

Thomas

]]> By: derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2006/04/24/the-final-cut/comment-page-1/#comment-749 derrick Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:49:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=300#comment-749 Well as long as you don't plug in the dremel tool you won't get shocked in the rain. You just have to push it back and forth really fast. :)<br/><br/>Thanks Bert, my feeling too originally. :) But I do like the white now.<br/><br/>Yeah Thomas, I was thinking you might just never send it back!! Well as long as you don’t plug in the dremel tool you won’t get shocked in the rain. You just have to push it back and forth really fast. :)

Thanks Bert, my feeling too originally. :) But I do like the white now.

Yeah Thomas, I was thinking you might just never send it back!!

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