05-11-2010, 11:48 PM
[cool][#0000ff]My first Super Fat Cat, purchased in 2003, had an inflatable seat with multiple points of heat welding that were prone to developing pinhole leaks...especially when ridden by a hefty dude in hot weather with full inflation. (See pic below) [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It seemed like every trip there would be another spot developing a pinhole leak so that I was riding low in the
dle soon after launching. That was one of the reasons I began using "alternate" seats in the tube...to help insure some measure of stability. It helped, but did not solve the problem.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have a regular Fat Cat now, and have no problems with the foam seat. However, as with almost all float tubes, the back is not high enough or rigid enough to provide the back support I need. Thus, I am still using a contour chair insert to help provide that support. Problem solved.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The H3 tubes I bought for my wife and I were also problematic in the seat department. We tried every possible adjustment of inflation, straps, etc, but could never fish for more than a couple of hours without becoming uncomfortable. Part of the problem was that they seemed to be engineered with the seat bottoms tilted ever so slightly forward. We were constantly sliding forward and had to keep scooting ourselves back in the seat. That takes a toll on the upper arms and the back during a full day of fishing. The only remedy was to insert a strip of foam up inside the top of the seat to create a ridge to keep us in. That and some PVC patio chairs cut to tilt slightly backward.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Oh yeah, the first bottom seat cushion I got on the H3 also turned into a big round balloon instead of having ridged cushions. (see pic) Drove it up to the NFO warehouse in Ogden and then waited two weeks for a replacement.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Me and seats have always been an issue.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It seemed like every trip there would be another spot developing a pinhole leak so that I was riding low in the
dle soon after launching. That was one of the reasons I began using "alternate" seats in the tube...to help insure some measure of stability. It helped, but did not solve the problem.[/#0000ff][#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I have a regular Fat Cat now, and have no problems with the foam seat. However, as with almost all float tubes, the back is not high enough or rigid enough to provide the back support I need. Thus, I am still using a contour chair insert to help provide that support. Problem solved.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The H3 tubes I bought for my wife and I were also problematic in the seat department. We tried every possible adjustment of inflation, straps, etc, but could never fish for more than a couple of hours without becoming uncomfortable. Part of the problem was that they seemed to be engineered with the seat bottoms tilted ever so slightly forward. We were constantly sliding forward and had to keep scooting ourselves back in the seat. That takes a toll on the upper arms and the back during a full day of fishing. The only remedy was to insert a strip of foam up inside the top of the seat to create a ridge to keep us in. That and some PVC patio chairs cut to tilt slightly backward.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Oh yeah, the first bottom seat cushion I got on the H3 also turned into a big round balloon instead of having ridged cushions. (see pic) Drove it up to the NFO warehouse in Ogden and then waited two weeks for a replacement.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Me and seats have always been an issue.[/#0000ff]
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