Ok, one virgin Packraft in my living room floor and some decisions to make. I have a Denali Llama with the ADP-4 skirt placement and heaver than standard deck fabric. I have 6 PVC D-rings on order from Cascade outfitters and I’m thinking about placement. So in a perfect world, where should the backhand be?
A little about me and what I will be doing with the boat. Long time ww kayaker and this boat will be my ticket to traveling to Mexico, Alaska this summer …well anywhere by plane. I won’t be carrying it much as I have a bad leg and hip from a motorcycle wreck years ago. So no backpacking just humping gear to the river and paddling for the most part. I’m looking to maximize WW performance and since I’m starting with a clean slate I want to do it right.
I’m guessing as far forward as i can get it would be the place for the seat. At the moment sitting in the boat with seat in and new sprayskirt on with my knees in the knee bumps, the seat is in an odd spot. If I position myself knees in pockets and where when I lean far forward and lean way back I put no stress on the skirt, the seat lashing tabs don’t line up at all. There is no overlap on the tabs at all. I emailed alpacka and they said even though they move the cockpit 4 inches forward with the ADP-4 deck they don’t move the seat lacing tabes accordingly. And that there should be enough overlap to lace in the seat. If I move the seat 4 inches forward from the ‘standard’ lacing position corresponding to the decks new position, the cockpit rim hits me in the back if I lean back at all. So, if I want to use the seat in the passion that puts no stress on the skirt and has my legs in the right position for the knee bumps I need to move the seat forward another three inches to a place where the seat lacing tabes don’t overlap any more. If they had just moved the seat lacing tabes the corresponding 4 inches forward everything would be fine. Why the decide to do this is beyond and me ( it was a decision I’m told and not an oversight) .
The photos are A. The seat in the standard position + 4 inches. Skirt doesn’t fit well in this possion and the cockpit rim hits my back very easely. Most likly even with a backband installed.
Photo B. This is the possion in which the skirt fits best with no stress leaning forward or back but the lacing tabe no longer overlap.
Photo C. Seat forward ( non overlap) difrent perspective.
Any slick ideas on how to attach the seat to the boat?
Still trying to decide on a the best backband and set up.
Anything you would do differently given a clean slate?
What is the current “sweet” set up?
Bill
Ack!.. Pictures too big… With try another way to post them.
