06-27-2014, 03:56 AM
You need to know the max pressure and use a guage as FG has indicated. Lower inflation pressure BEFORE if transporting in hot sun or increase pressure BEFORE for riding cold water- there can be 30%+ difference from the 1.5 psi storage pressure in my garage during Winter for my ODC 420L. Good Boston valve guage if you have that kind: [url "http://www.amazon.com/AIRHEAD-Pressure-Gauge-for-Inflatables/dp/B00EVIJLJ8/ref=sr_1_4?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1403624378&sr=1-4&keywords=air+gauge"]http://www.amazon.com/AIRHEAD-Pressure-G...words=air+gauge[/url]
Another option if you can reach your valves from sitting on water position, is to use a mouth tube to inflate up to make up for shrinkage. Mouth tube can easily get you to 1.5 psi and then to about 2 psi with maximum short puffs, if that would be enough for your toon.
Altering the stiffness of the seat can be done with foam cushion or plastic patio chair (cut off legs), but that may affect comfort and riding position.
PM
[quote StacyR]My pontoon is frameless and has a very comfortable inflatable seat. It relies on the tautness of the bladders to keep your butt from dragging. Normally it's fine, except when the temperature changes suddenly. I was out fishing a pond last night when we had a storm come up just as the sun went down. The temperature dropped like 15 degrees and with the sun no longer shining on the fabric, the tubes and seat both shrank to the point where water seeped into the wet storage area behind the seat and my butt got wet.
I was wondering if there was a way to raise or stiffen the seat? The seat bladder slides into a pocket sewn into the (non-inflated) floor.
Fortunately catching some bull gills on my hand-tied jigs made it worthwhile.[/quote]
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Another option if you can reach your valves from sitting on water position, is to use a mouth tube to inflate up to make up for shrinkage. Mouth tube can easily get you to 1.5 psi and then to about 2 psi with maximum short puffs, if that would be enough for your toon.
Altering the stiffness of the seat can be done with foam cushion or plastic patio chair (cut off legs), but that may affect comfort and riding position.
PM
[quote StacyR]My pontoon is frameless and has a very comfortable inflatable seat. It relies on the tautness of the bladders to keep your butt from dragging. Normally it's fine, except when the temperature changes suddenly. I was out fishing a pond last night when we had a storm come up just as the sun went down. The temperature dropped like 15 degrees and with the sun no longer shining on the fabric, the tubes and seat both shrank to the point where water seeped into the wet storage area behind the seat and my butt got wet.
I was wondering if there was a way to raise or stiffen the seat? The seat bladder slides into a pocket sewn into the (non-inflated) floor.
Fortunately catching some bull gills on my hand-tied jigs made it worthwhile.[/quote]
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