$20 DIY Kayak Seat for Ocean Kayak Prowler 13
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- $20 DIY Kayak seat from a Stadium Seat
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Brandon Hewitt here with BRandom Fishing and I have a good one for you today! I don't like the way I always get my butt wet when fishing on my kayak. I look at some of the other kayaks out there and they have really nice raised seats. I wanted one of these on my kayak but could not find anything online that was for my kayak. I decided to build my own.
I bought a stadium seat from walmart for $15. It was in the camping section and is for watching sports on metal uncomfortable bleachers. It looked like it was going to be perfect. When I got it home it was a little too wide to fit in the spot that the old seat was in. I went online and bought a contour gauge for about $10. I needed something to easily duplicate the contour of the side of the kayak.
The opening of the kayak seat was 20” wide. I used the gauge to measure the side of the kayak and marked it out on a piece of 2 by 6 lumber. I used a jigsaw to cut it out and then used a wood drill bit to make two holes the same size as the pipe on the seat. I used a table saw to rip it so it was not as wide. I just eyeballed it. I then used screws to clamp the wood onto the seat. I used two pieces of rope to lash it to the kayak and I took it to the water.
It was a little more tipsy than the old seat but this is because of the higher center of gravity because it was higher out of the water. The paddling angle was a little different to but I easily got used to it.
I am pretty sure you could use this method for making your own DIY seat on any type of kayak that you have. If you have any questions feel free to leave me a comment.
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Gonna be way less stable than before which is something you definitely don't want for winter fishing. I spray foamed the 2 scuppers under the seat and use scupper plugs on the forward 2 holes by your feet. Throw a purple mattress company pad on top of the stock seat and good 2 go
That's a great idea! This setup is unstable in really windy days. I would not use it in the winter for sure.
@@BRandomFishing that seat setup would be awesome for summer flats sight fishing though!
That wood bracket is clever i think ill copy it for mine thanks
Yeah and if you paint it, it will look a lot nicer too, haha
Yea i agree hey. I currently just have a foldable beach chair im using what is nice is it just slips in but is taking up the space of one of my storage lids so i cant access it im hoping raising it and i might make a better plan to make it clear the lid will see how it goes but yea well done on the clever handy work!
You can get plugs to use in the bottom to keep that “ Arrs ” dry 😉
That's a good tip, and that way i could keep the stability of a lower seat. When i went kayak camping i was loaded down so much that water came in the scuppers so high that it came into the seat. It was pretty crazy.
You'll get used to the difference in balance in no time. and yes, it will change the way you paddle. In general a higher seat calls for a longer paddle. haha, I guess you've figured all that out by now. Congrats
YOU NEED A MARKER BOUEY SET TO DEPLOY AT ALL TIMES IN YOUR KAYAK.
You will now definitely roll your kayak and the bouey will mark where all your stuff sank!...
Oh yeah... you're rolling it very soon!
You're welcome!
I added the same seat to my kayak, and flipped 2 times today. Not sure what I need to do but my center of gravity is too high off the boat. Gonna have to find another seat
It is more tippy for sure. I could not even fish with this seat last time I went out but it was really windy. I have scotty kayak stabilizers that I use now with this seat that helps out a lot.
There's my proof!
Put a marker bouey in your yak so it marks where all your stuff sank
Yes, your center of gravity is higher, which messes with the stability of the kayak
Hi, I know you are on a budget but here's my opinion for when you can upgrade or tweak. Spray paint the wood black or camo ect.. Now that you sit higher, you will also need longer ores to row with. You'll be leaning over side to side to much to dig in water and also if you go in any water with waves you now have chance to fall over because of extra leaning. I could be wrong, probably needs more testing.
Between leaning and sitting on that chair which has very little cushion your butt and back will probably hurt after an hour. Id get something like a 1 inch cushion hunting seat to go on top of that puled tight fabric to sit on, It might have some give but in an hour that seat will feel like your sitting on concrete. Its pulled tight fabric from the looks and doesn't have the give your bottom is going to want.
I also noticed the front end of the Kayak out of the water. The new seat should probably be moved up 2 inches or so where the yak is wider and your front end might lower too.
Just my opinion based off of years sitting in the woods and also using my Old Town Predator MX. I am also looking to custom add a seat like you did but behind my seat facing the other way to take someone fishing. This kayak has absurd amount of stability so going to try something this year. Cross my fingers I don't get hooked from person behind me! My seat also is adjustable and can be moved up or down something like 4 inches. Didn't know that when I got it, definitely getting bigger ore for when seat is in high position.
You still did good job don't take this wrong way, just some friendly tips.
GL HF out there on the water!
Thanks for watching and the comments. I definitely plan on painting it and I also had the thought of adding a seat behind 🤣 I agree that it needs more testing, I’m just glad I didn’t tip over, haha. Next time out will be about a 4 hour trip so I will know for sure. I know the old seat had about a 2 hour limit and then I had to stand up to stretch the butt, haha. Good luck on your project 👍
There is a small loss of stability when raising the seat, but it isn't much. Many sit on top kayaks come with a raised and lower seating position. It would take a lot and does take a lot for you to fall over and fall out of a sit on top kayak. Raising it that much almost never requires a new PADDLE.
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Man I don't know how I missed this one but that was awesome DIY seating for the kayak you did man. I got a buddy who has a kayak that has that same type if seat & he complains about his butt getting wet all the time too. Imma share this video with him so maybe he can do a DIY like this to his kayak too. That was a good test out you did to see how well it work out. Man I can agreed that was a definitely a muddy spot there. I'm surprised you didn't have your flip-flops on or gotten barefooted 👣 to keep the mud out of the kayak and off your shoes. Feet are way easier to clean than the kayak & shoes. Good video brother thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching, it does make the kayak more tippy though I can’t use this seat in high wind.
@@BRandomFishing Yeah I saw how tippy it was. I can see y you can't use it on a high wind day. Hope you and your family are having a good weekend buddy.
If you can stand on your k you can use one of those..I put one in a t144 double in the center and is very stable
Thanks for the tip! I might try it on my wife’s perception. This kayak is only 28” wide and is not very stable. I only use this seat if it’s calm or I have my Scotty stabilizers.
Haha I laughed when you just randomly got after it! That was funny. But thanks for that tutorial. I definitely have thought of doing something like this. I tried just putting some zip ties through some pad eyes but that was an epic fail. I’ll have to try this
It is a little more tippy in the wind and waves. I only use this seat if I want to stay completely dry and it is calm out. Or if I have my stabilizers on. Once you are fishing in the wind and waves, it gets very sketchy. I could not even fish at all in the video I have labeled “jackhammer stealth blade and 10,000 fish yoto worm - perfect pair on a windy day” uploaded 3 months ago.
@@BRandomFishing do you plan on using some out riggers?
@@matthewwebb2709 I have the Scotty stabilizers that I really like. I can easily stand and fish and they are easy to setup.
Hey, I put inflatable pontoons on my kayak years ago and I'll never go back. Got'em on Amazon
I have some as well! I love them too, I mounted mine in front. Where did you mount yours?
@@BRandomFishing I have mine mounted behind me. It juat worked out better for me as I mainly ocean fish. I have a Torque kayak which is the discontinued motorized version of the Prowler.
@@factsdontcarewhatyoubelieve oh that’s cool, I put mine in the front so I could rotate them up easier for paddling long distances but I think the would have been better behind me. I have the Scotty ones.
@@BRandomFishing I way overpaid for mine as Hobie was the only game in town many years ago. I only fished once without them and decided to make the move after almost getting flipped by a wake from a sport boater. Mine come out about 4' from each side making it impossible to flip. I ended up buying an Outback and did the same thing with that one as well. I'm in the process of upgrading the seat on the Torque to something like what you've done, just waiting for the hardwaye to arrive.
Came over to check out the channel looks good. Yo i seen the contour gadget before thought it could be very handy now I seen someone use it. I got same seat on my yak. Nice video!!
Thanks for watching and I do like it. I am Leary about those as seen on tv things but this one worked great. It’s going to help me with lots of projects around the house too
I just bought the same seat to put in my sit on pelican, the front of the seat does sit pretty low on in between the sides but the back not so much. I’ve thought about using a heat gun and possibly forming the back to sit in better.
Yeah, that's why i had to use the wood to bring the front up. I don't know about reforming the plastic of the kayak with a heat gun. I don't know of any other way than building up a bracket so the seat sits level. One thing though is that this seat raises the center of gravity so the kayak is really tipsy in the wind and waves. It works well if it is calm but if there are waves it gets pretty squirrely and I would not use it without stabilizers. Getting the back to fit inside would bring the center of gravity down. It sounds interesting and if you do try it you will have to let me know how it goes.
@@BRandomFishingbuongiorno. Se io metto gli stabilizzatori fissi quindi non dovrei avere problemi di stabilità con questa altezza del sedile?
Very cool! I have never fished from a kayak but wondered if people get wet from the open bottom
Thanks for watching, and my wet butt days are over! Haha, unless I tip over 🤣
My butt used ro but I put scupper hole plugs under my seat
I have the ocean capper so i know what you mean by the seat but i used a 2.5 in padded car cussion to help with that and the only thing is the back rest but i got used to it
I just went out on my friend timbo basin’s pelican and the seat on that was awesome.
These are on roll back for 6 dollars at my local Walmart right now
Oh wow that’s a good deal
Nice man!! I might try and do something like this on my budget yak
I did this and made some outriggers to stabilize it
Wow.. Nice my frend. L 11 Succes. 👍🙏
What is that thing you got from Amazon called? Link?
They don't have the one i have anymore. If you google contour gauge there should be a bunch that pop up. Here is the link to one similar www.amazon.com/dp/B089SPYVX2/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B089SPYVX2&pd_rd_w=BdJTU&pf_rd_p=0c758152-61cd-452f-97a6-17f070f654b8&pd_rd_wg=wTxsj&pf_rd_r=DNS5MSZ18J6MVMXF6RA3&pd_rd_r=bd620086-4198-486d-8b0c-53c13f48dc13&s=hi&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyS05JNzRUQjZEWjU3JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjQ4MTE3MjFSTktTMTdON1hTQSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzU1NTM1MTFZQktFQ1YwR0pMUyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbCZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
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How might this hold up against a couple waves?
It held up great in the waves, but I did not. It really makes the kayak too unstable to fish in big waves or when it is really windy without the use of kayak stabilizers. The rope attachments to the kayak using the existing seat tie downs is very strong and the seat does not budge. Really happy with that part especially since I didn't have to drill any holes in the kayak.
@@BRandomFishing Good to know, my family recently bought a house and the old owners left us an Ocean Kayak Malibu two. It isn't geared up for fishing and has no seats so I am installing some rod holders, hatch covers, etc. Need a seat though!
I have a prowler 15 and a trident 4.7 ultra 15 footer
Those are some fast kayaks!
That is one of the kayaks I own, Also have a 10' pelican and a native propel 13..
Awesome! I was thinking about getting the native propel for the ease of the reverse. I ended up going with a Hobie compass because of how weedless it is. Thanks for watching!
Great idea💡
Thanks, I’m looking forward to seeing how it holds up
Can you use scupper plugs to avoid water coming in from behind?
I cant believe that I have never thought of that before! I bet that would help a lot. I would just have to be careful not to get water in the seat because it would not drain out, but if I keep it dry it would prolly stay dry with the plugs! thanks for the tip.
The only reason why I asked about the scupper plugs is I just got the exact same ocean kayak that you have there(only difference is the color), and I was wondering if the scupper plugs worked or not. I got the scupper plugs from the previous owner, and he said they worked well but when I saw your video I was thinking perhaps they don’t work as well as I would hope. Keep the videos coming, and good luck on your modification.
@@charlessantiago4700 I use scupper plugs under my butt in my Prowler 13. But when I'm fishing, I always end up getting water in my seat. From either handling or netting fish or whatever. A raised seat would definitely help with that. But I'm not so sure this mod is for me. I do a lot of ocean kayaking in addition to freshwater. I think being that high would be a little sketchy in waves.
Where is the kayak now?
I still use it as a backup or when my son wants to join me. Last time timbo bassin came down he used it and he likes the stadium seat better. It is still visible in the background of my studio shots.
Does that seat recline?
The stock seat is adjustable, the new stadium retro seat does not recline
what if you add a center weight, to it?
Maybe, I only use the seat now in very calm days or if I have my kayak stabilizers attached. It sits higher so it is easier to see in the water and cast. The main reason i would use this seat is to stay dry. If it is cold or the water is nasty and you don't want to get wet at all then this seat is awesome. If I don't mind getting wet i use the stock seat.
Put the brakes on letttssssgooooo
I’m just glad I didn’t tip over, haha