On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 15:25:37 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

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Maybe my problem is that I bought a cheaper off-brand canoe and the bow
seat is too far forward. It seemed a lot farther forward that I thought
it should be when I got it based on others I'd used, and some folks
(including me) have complained about it when in two-paddler mode.

I don't know why they do that. It's probably not a cheapness factor
as I once had a beauty of a canoe that cost me quite a bit more at an
auction than I'd have paid for cheapie brand new.

Check and see if the seat is any part of the integral support of the
sides of the canoe. If not, put in a new seat farther back and then
remove the old one. If it is part of the support, then make the new
one supportive to the sides, too. It probably isn't, so you should be
able to do it easily if you're hand with tools. BTW, those suckers
usually also have the aft seat farther back than I'd like, also. I
think it's a matter of making a design they think looks good and
assuming all bow paddlers are midgets who bend well and happily. Or
maybe they want to show a large cargo space? I dunno. It's just dumb.

Cyli
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