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Detective Mike Varnado - 6 years ago

Nice

Katie Hobbs - 6 years ago

What did you use to trace the shape? What tool did you use to cut it?

The Multi Fisherman - 7 years ago

for how old this vid is it has high camera quality

Sharon Dewey - 7 years ago

Clever!! And well made... :-)

Rick Rabies - 8 years ago

mensa thinking...

hijinx841 - 8 years ago

Could you tell me what size pvc pipes for the scupper holes? And how did you attach the screws to the truck bed liner. Would much appreciate it.

hijinx841 - 8 years ago

Thank you, I appreciate that. It turns out that I have a bedliner that I`ve been mowing around for years now. Nice that it will be of use!

zoffinger - 8 years ago

The pvc is 1/2 inch if I remember right. I used an end cap over the short length of pipe and used 3 small, stainless steel screws straight through the bedliner, down into each of the caps. No washers or anything. And it held up through years of abuse.

Radnally - 8 years ago

Great idea. I don't have any old truck bed liner available. Any ideas for something more readily available?Thanks

Radnally - 8 years ago

Oops , yeah a Milk crate would work

Vinfish F - 9 years ago

i gave up my yak?? and you know what im doing now is kicking my own ass. you make it look more fun and relaxing than when I had mine.thx for rubbing it in my face.lol

Gonnaneed Abiggerboat - 9 years ago

Your red "Kon Tiki" kayak always makes me smile. It just keeps going and going. I hope you never get rid of it, Marty. Happy hunting ... ;)

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Diane Terrizzi - 10 years ago

Another great idea, I hate it when my behind gets wet! Nice hat!

Rick Rabies - 8 years ago

your dirty

Daniel Engle - 10 years ago

I need that! I just bought an emotion stealth angler 11 and I took it out for the first time and that was the major problem I encountered!

Jimmy Erazo - 10 years ago

Cool kayak

jeff corn - 10 years ago

Than for the seat tip, can't wait to try it on my ocean yak.. Summer isn't too bad sitting in a pool of water but the cooler months up here in pa can be less than tolerable.

mjbarfield - 10 years ago

scupper plugs for under the seat? hmmmm maybe that would help..... derp

Rick Rabies - 8 years ago

you want it to drain...not pool up

zoffinger - 10 years ago

I met a guy who did that once. He was sitting in a pool of water :^/

zoffinger - 11 years ago

Thanks for the comment, Peter. A lot of kayaks seem to have this problem. My kayak (Emotion Spitfire 8) came with a hard plastic backrest that is on a hinge. It is held upright with a bungee on the back. I just added the pfd onto the backrest for comfort and to have a place to stow it at the same time. It's held in place with a tiny bungee to the original backrest. There are a couple of my kayak rigging videos that might show it, but nothing specifically dedicated to the backrest.

Peter Ratz - 11 years ago

I am interested in the backrest. Do you have a video of that ? Your seat solution is fantastic. I have a Hobie AI and your invention would work beautifully. Everybody who own a Hobie AI are complaining about the wet seat problem...

967andy - 11 years ago

I used your idea on my sit on top kayak. I gave you credit in the remarks but didn't know how to link to your video.

frost kitty - 11 years ago

clever idea

NE Florida Fishing - 11 years ago

You've gotta a sick kayak setup

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Sigurborg Johannsdottir - 11 years ago

hi, thank you for this seat cushion idea. I just found a handy one yesterday but my husband said no; this for my ibook, so I must keep on looking. Last May I bought me a Scooter Gemini, as now we are three on it and I have to do something for the one in the middle, so regards from Iceland (the country in the North- we relay have had a bad rainy and windy weather this summer. ;O) Sjo

fauxcive - 11 years ago

Wish it did drain like that. Through rough water it literally fills up like a bathtub to the brim, and drains very slowly through the gap. I'm worried about stability, since it's also really narrow, so I don't want to raise the center of gravity that much. Challenge indeed. If I can find time to test good ways of sealing a core drill, I'm thinking about installing my own scupper holes with pvc. Risky though.

More To Living - 11 years ago

Ohh I am so jealous that you have scupper holes in your seat it is not even funny. My caster angler 12.5 perception kayak has absolutely no drainage from the seat area and foot well scuppers are poorly designed letting gallons of water inside. I have those plugged. I carry an arsenal of a bilge pump and a turkey juicer to bail water when I am out in the turbulent seas. I wish there was a way to DIY scupper holes but I am terrified to cut into the kayak. A hole is harder to patch up than no hole.

catbme - 11 years ago

Thanks so much for the milkcrate tip ...I guess that will be my weekend project since I have a few of those in my garage. Thanks again. : )

zoffinger - 11 years ago

Alas, I suck at marketing! I think, like Nikola Tesla, I am going to die broke with nothing but pigeons around me!

zoffinger - 11 years ago

Yeah, the heavy rain and storms have messed things up for quite a while now. My last five outings were pretty much a bust. And that storm will probably ruin this coming weekend, too :( Sorry you didn't get better weather while you were in FL.

zoffinger - 11 years ago

I looked up that kayak. I assume the water can drain between the gap in the two parts? You might need a raised seat. Something like the Vantage seat used on the Hobie pro angler. That would be a challenge to modify...

zoffinger - 11 years ago

After showing this to a fellow angler, he went and used the side of a milk crate instead of bedliner. I thought it was clever. It worked and that material might prove easier to find. Thanks for the vote of confidence in my Macgyver skills, Cat!

catbme - 11 years ago

Great Idea ! I have a 14 foot future beach fishing beast I use one of those square flotation seat thingies its comfy for all day ..but it doesnt keep my butt dry all day .the yak came with a seat back but no seat cushion ..my scupper holes are like yours right at the back of the molded seat area..any suggestion besides a bedliner ? I guess I could go to a junkyard and ask if they sell me some.I still say you could Macgyver a speed boat out of a shoestrings, paper clips, and some gum.

fauxcive - 11 years ago

I envy your scupper holes. I have a Point 65N Apollo (the two piece kayak). No scupper holes at all. Glued in a seat out of two layers of yoga mat. Gets very wet. Not sure how comfortable I'll be come winter.

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Wesley Hackney - 11 years ago

I have an Emotion Comet 11 sit in for winter fishing keeps me warmer and a Wilderness Systems Ride 115 I got cheap from a guy who bought it and then decided he did not like it. Btw my trip to Florida Panama city beach last week was a bust. 15" of rain and bad surf and winds kept is from fishing much. Only hooked a sea turtle in front leg but safely released it. Watch out for hurricane coming your way from Atlantic

zoffinger - 11 years ago

This big hat was a leftover 'Cinco de Mayo' prop I found in my attic from years ago. I kinda like my 'mesh bush boonie hat' the best, though. Type those four words into Ebay and you'll find one.