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ShaneSykes replied to the topic Alpacka Gnu seat for DIY Tandem? in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 7 months ago
For anyone following: today I went for a paddle with a 5 inch PVC pipe laying down the floor center line like the alpaca gnu seat and I sat on top of my pack which was laid over the pipe. Test runs of that versus just sitting on the regular DIY seat with no pipe came out exactly the same! The pipe on the floor did improve tracking and reduce…[Read more]
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ShaneSykes started the topic Alpacka Gnu seat for DIY Tandem? in the forum DIY Packrafts 3 years, 7 months ago
I’m in the finishing touches of building two tandems. I’m intrigued by the Alpacka Gnu for adventure racing, and I like the idea of their center tube seat. Has anyone tried something similar on a DIY raft? Theirs is self bailing and zips into the floor, but it seems like welding a simple tube down the centerline of the tandem floor could make a…[Read more]
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