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Posted by: Fallguy
Posted on: Jan 9th, 2013 at 2:03am
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I just bought a used Quetico 16 rigged for solo I was wondering if anyone has used the dished style bench seat?
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Posted by: bwcasolo
Posted on: Jan 5th, 2013 at 2:12pm
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before i bought my prism i rented a prism with a bucket, i did not like being stuck to that one sitting location. i have always had a bench, and i bought a prism with a bench that i can easily kneel, which i enjoy, and for me the bench gives me more freedom.
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Posted by: mastertangler
Posted on: Oct 11th, 2012 at 4:26pm
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Hmmm, hadn't considered just how much leaning I do in my merlin to get around and hadn't considered that I would be sitting in a puddle during precip conditions. I suppose a guy can always drill a few holes. Maybe I'll wait a few trips before I pull the trigger.....that bucket sure felt good though.........
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Posted by: db
Posted on: Oct 11th, 2012 at 6:17am
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My tandem has buckets. Once in a great while I'd ask someone to slide their butt over an inch. No big deal. No one much liked requests to slide it forward though.
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Posted by: Magicpaddler
Posted on: Oct 10th, 2012 at 5:08pm
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I always thought it would be nice to have a tractor seat in the front of a double to keep the bow paddler somewhere near the center of the canoe.
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Posted by: LooseMoose
Posted on: Oct 10th, 2012 at 3:20pm
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I really liked mine in my old Wenonah Spirt II, I used a standard strap in padded canoe seat with the back pushed down when paddling and up when fishing. I just got a Souris River Q17 with webbed seats and I think I am going to try the kneeling route first and if it doesn't work for me I will have to install a tractor seat.
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Posted by: Marten
Posted on: Sep 27th, 2012 at 11:02pm
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I prefer the bucket seat but am always sitting on a Crazy Creek chair that has a very high back. Sitting on the thick padding of the chair seats really helps on long days in the saddle. The seat back is loosened and leans back out of the way until its break time. It hampers proper torso twisting with my double blade use if I am leaning against it. Sometimes I will have it leaned back but stuff a coat behind my rear so I can push off my foot brace and really be anchored for tough headwinds.
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Posted by: PhantomJug
Posted on: Sep 25th, 2012 at 1:40pm
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db wrote on Sep 25 th, 2012 at 4:51am: Webbed seats are more comfortable both pressure and ventilation wise. . . . . Multipurpose is a virtue on a trip.
A back rest is great for having a smoke, jigging or paddling downwind with no particular place to go. Stuff like that. Not for paddling to get somewhere IMO. Your arms don't paddle they just transfer energy from your torso. Ditto. Arms are for fishing.
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Posted by: db
Posted on: Sep 25th, 2012 at 4:51am
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Webbed seats are more comfortable both pressure and ventilation wise. I have two 3/8 x 8 x 12 kneepads. I put one on a bucket seat and the other is under an ankle or knee sometimes or under my butt too. If it's real wavy I'm kneeling on them. They come in handy at camp too for all sort of things. Multipurpose is a virtue on a trip.
A back rest is great for having a smoke, jigging or paddling downwind with no particular place to go. Stuff like that. Not for paddling to get somewhere IMO. Your arms don't paddle they just transfer energy from your torso.
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Posted by: Magicpaddler
Posted on: Sep 24th, 2012 at 11:34pm
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I have 2 canoes with bucket or fitted seats. On one the seat is 2 inches above the floor and on that canoe I prefer a back rest. On the other a Magic the seat is much higher and I do not need or want a back rest. I use a double paddle 99% of the time in both. With out a back rest I can get the power by twisting my body. With a back rest I get very little shoulder rotation and I believe less power.
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