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Author:  dorienc [ Mon May 04, 2015 4:04 pm ]
Post subject:  More comfortable wing seat
I had a couple of Hobie 17's and my wife and I really liked the wings on them, they were comfortable to sit on, and she could lay on them.
The Getaway wing seats, as you all know, are narrow and hard. Can't lay on them, not terribly comfortable, and I feel insecure sitting on them, like I'm going to slide off; particularly when the hull is flying.
So I'm wondering if anyone out there has adapted a 17 or 18-style wing seat to a Getaway. I've been giving it some thought, and am not too sure how to do it. It would probably take some mad fabrication skills.
Author:  irvbob123 [ Sun May 10, 2015 3:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: More comfortable wing seat
The God's of Stock are not going to like this, but I went to Sam's and found some multi colored floor padding to be used indoors in front of your work bench, cut them into approx 8 inch by 24 inch sheets and contact cemented them to the tops of the wings. Really comfortable !!! They do fade a bit if left in the sun all summer, but they really do work.
Author:  dorienc [ Mon May 11, 2015 4:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: More comfortable wing seat
irvbob123 wrote:
The God's of Stock are not going to like this, but I went to Sam's and found some multi colored floor padding to be used indoors in front of your work bench, cut them into approx 8 inch by 24 inch sheets and contact cemented them to the tops of the wings. Really comfortable !!! They do fade a bit if left in the sun all summer, but they really do work.

Thanks! That's a great Idea.
My biggest wish though, is that the wings were wide enough for my wife to lay on. She really liked that about the H-17 wings. She's a little thing, but not quite as little as the Getaway wings. ;)
Author:  ClamCounter [ Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: More comfortable wing seat
These are cheap ($1.52 each), waterproof and probably fit under the wing seat covers if you add elastic line to allow the covers to be loosened. If you measured the wing seat length, you could buy the correct quantity to line the tops of the seats.


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Author:  WahooWolfe [ Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: More comfortable wing seat
Any body try SeaDek? Too expensive?
Author:  ClamCounter [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 6:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: More comfortable wing seat
A more reasonable price on a couple of these would be great for long trips....

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