Seat installation question - Scratching my head on this one.

[dbarnett66]

Please don't laugh:



How am I going to access the rear hatch?

[tacmik]

Either get a new seat or maybe try and move the straps to the top of the seat and give you a different angle. Doesn't look like installing different anchor points on the yak will work.

[dbarnett66]

Originally Posted by tacmik

Either get a new seat or maybe try and move the straps to the top of the seat and give you a different angle. Doesn't look like installing different anchor points on the yak will work.

Do you mean reverse the front straps to the back and the back straps to the front? I will give it a shot.

[tomahawk]

Reversing the straps won't work. The top straps need to go forward to react the load created when you lean back. The lower straps need to go bacl to stop the seat from slipping forward.
I would get a different seat. But if you are dead set on keeping that seat you need to make/get a spreader bar (pvc maybe) that attaches to the seat where the straps are currently and moves the strap attach points out to go around the hatch. The bar would need a feature that stops the straps from sliding off. If you make something post pictures.

[tacmik]

Try taking the back straps while still attached to the original points on the seat and hook them forward and use the front straps to hook to the rear. In other words, reverse the anchor points. Front to back and back to front.

[dbarnett66]

I dont think this seat is going to work. Even if I clear the straps the tackle boxes are still in the way.

[Jimmyz123]

Maybe you can install some hooks or guides that you can feed the straps through to force them around the hatch opening. Do the straps have adjusters on them to give you a little more slack?

In the picture you see the red line that indicates the path of the strap. The black circles indicate estimated location of strap guides. Does this make sense?

[skrilla]

[dbarnett66]

Originally Posted by skrilla

I just about blew have of my soda when I clicked on page two of this thread. I have not laughed this hard in a while. Thanks

[bellcon]

Why not just install two pad eyes directly in front of those flush mounts?

Looks like that would spread the strap enough for clearance to open the hatch.
And still allow the straps to do their job, which is to keep it from sliding forward.

Cool seat idea but I can't imagine why you would want to carry that many tackle boxes on he kayak. To each his own.
good luck.

[dbarnett66]

Originally Posted by bellcon

Why not just install two pad eyes directly in front of those flush mounts?

Looks like that would spread the strap enough for clearance to open the hatch.
And still allow the straps to do their job, which is to keep it from sliding forward.

Cool seat idea but I can't imagine why you would want to carry that many tackle boxes on he kayak. To each his own.
good luck.

I think that the tackle boxes will still be in the way of the hatch door opening. I like the idea though. As to the tackle boxes, I thought the same thing. I will most likely have different boxes for different situations and only take what I need. I can see loading one up for BTB, one for the bays, and one for the crappie fishing that I do.

[maui jim]

Originally Posted by bellcon

Why not just install two pad eyes directly in front of those flush mounts?

Looks like that would spread the strap enough for clearance to open the hatch.
And still allow the straps to do their job, which is to keep it from sliding forward.

Cool seat idea but I can't imagine why you would want to carry that many tackle boxes on he kayak. To each his own.
good luck.

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