Just the video I was looking for. Newbie here! About to buy a modestly-priced kayak as it's my first but the only thing which threw me off was how low the seating was in each one I inspected. My budget is $750 AUD. I could probably just spend $500 on an affordable but decent kayak thanks to your video. Cheers! Now more cash aside for the fishfinder/gps unit and vest. Loving it! Thanks mate!
Nice idea but what is concerning part are the joining seams inside the scupper holes. They can be frail and tend to crack. One guy had to paddle back to shore being fsr from shore, with the back part being submerged. Once on shore they investigated and found the seam in the scupper hole had cracked which was due to the kayak trolley design using pins that mount the trolley directly in the scupper holes. With the design of that seat when ever you lean back it places a side force in the holes. Not dissing the ideas but more of an awareness of what can happen. After seeing other's bad experiences I inspected my kayaks as we have two of the same. I had to get a exchange on one my kayaks due to an unusual thin hull and horribly misaligned scupper holes from the top and bottom mold. The replacement kayak is awesome. Built the way it should have been.
I don’t know if you check the comment list, hope you do-I tried to go to your website and nothing loaded, just came up with a strange notice, not a down server notice but no website either. I wanted to see a full schematic of this. I could prob build it easily enough by the vid though too. Just finished my pvc kayak cart! On a roll here! Lol! Thanks for the vid cowboy 🤘
dude, that is such a simple concept, I have been looking at all different kinds of seats trying to accomplish what you did with pvc. that seat is similar to my kingfisher seat in my moken 10 so I am going to copy your idea. it's genius and so inexpensive. I'm putting a trolling motor on mine also. I just fish enough to eat when I'm on the lake but I have a quadcopter with floats that I plan on using at the lake to take aerial videos so the motor is wireless and the quad will follow you while your toolin' around. you should post this on kayakdiy on facebook if you haven't already.
Just saw your video good job bro love the PVC seat bracket I'm definitely using that idea... Plus I liked and subscribed hope to see more good kayak ideas
It's this ok when you paddling kayak on water??..and it's ok when you fight with fish??..i want to see your video use this diy seat..sorry,my bad english
I'm thinking of adding a raised seat to my sit-in kayak. Planning on cutting out the molded seat, padding the floor, adding a 5 gal bucket/bird and buck seat, securing it with adjustable bungees or small ratchet straps. Any suggestions?
It seems it might be possible to have an adjustable back by not gluing the pvc back piece in place to the seat frame, attaching a piece of plywood to the pvc seat back then adjusting it back and forward with the adjustable straps.
Its not good for that model which is the 2015 Vibe SeaGhost SG130. It does provides more vision and comfort. The 2016 SG130 however you can stand in stock. There is a difference in the deck on the two boats. 2016 is flat and 2015 has some curve to conform to your rear end as it was designed for a basic padded seat.
Great video!! I am going to Lowe’s and plan on picking up all the parts. The only thing is, which I know it should be, will a 10’ piece of pvc be long enough enough to finish the seat?
Pretty creative, I have a Malibu Two xl. I wonder if this may work, I'm just concerned about my center of gravity.... any ideas..? fyi is a tandem Kayak I use with my son who weights about 90 pounds wet... Lol
I forgot to tell you, I have a Patriot sit on top fishing kayak, I don’t know if that matters. It looks like the top square and bottom square uses 12” long pieces of pvc. I guess that’s why I am asking you about the 10’ piece of pvc. If I am right a 10’ piece of pvc wouldn’t be long enough? Please help. Lol thanks 🙏
did you build the outriggers as a result of raising the seat so much and changing the center of gravity? i have a heritage angler 12' and did something similar with a seat and no outriggers...first time i sat in it..kayak rolled like a barrel...thank goodness i was in about 12 inches of water!
The outriggers we're put on my equinox kayak which is pretty narrow, so very tippy. This seat is on our Vibe Sea Ghost kayak that is wider and very stable; about 31" wide. Hasn't rolled on me. :) Im fine with the seat in lakes and flats. I don't use it when going "btb" beyond the breakers.
Scared of the scupper holes. Awesome job though. Scupper holes are the weakest part of a kayak. That´s why I avoid transporting my kayak loaded with the crate and tackle, with the H cart.
Im doing this seat for mine, but searching in the coments of your video and in several other videos a lot of people saied that it was a very bad idea to introduce the pvc tubes on the scupper holes, that it certanly will crack , so my question is. How it ended up for you ,did it crack? If so how long it lasted? Do you still recomend it ? Thanks in advance Hope you and your family are doing ok.
I did make changes to the seat to spread out the load on the scupper holes. The first thing I did was use a big flat washer so the pvc coupler would rest on it and not the scupper hole. This worked good for a while. The next thing I did was mold a piece of foam that went from scupper hole to scupper hole. I then fiberglassed the foam. This spread out the weight of the rider even more across the kayak seating area. Worked great for several years. I did not have a scupper hole failure. We do not use the seat anymore as my wife prefers to sit in just the seat.
When you put the bottom legs in the drain holes, do you have much water coming into the Kayak? Just wondering how much water comes in without the plugs?
Anyone know where I can find and get a seat like this at for cheap so I can build this frame out of pvc.... And what exactly are they called so I can look for a used one on like let go or offer up?
that will break the scuppers, scupper holes are cone shaped and that pvc pipe is round so you tell me what happens when you put a round pipe in a cone shaped hole.
Hi there, this video is great. Would you kindly share it on my UK based FB group ‘South coast inflatable boats’. I have a lot of members that would love your work. Cheers matey
my ass hurt just looking at that hard board under there! use suspension like we do in our tree stands. U will hang in the air and not have that pressure pushing up into your lower back like u are gonna after a few hrs on this thing. Good concept, but remove wood. use paracord, webbing or straps. then ur seat
ThirdCoastCowboy I will do something similar. Thank you for the awesome video. I love kayak fishing, but paddling and fishing is a little tough (I'm lazy lol) I don't think those two go together. Have you thought about adding a trolling motor to your kayak?
ThirdCoastCowboy my good friend bought me a Motorguide Great White 55 lbs thrust trolling motor. It will go on this summer. Only thing that sucks is I have to register my kayak. I'm in California.
It should take your weight but I would consider having a slightly thicker wooden base or have a mid support structure which this design lacks, but it comes down to personal preference I guess. I'm not an expert, so don't trust me, but that's just my logic.
I made changes to the design to help spread out the load. I wrote the changes in the description. Cheers.
Thats neat, Off to the hardware store tomorrow.
Excellent work friend! very detailed and perfect. I congratulate you! Greetings from Argentina
Just the video I was looking for. Newbie here! About to buy a modestly-priced kayak as it's my first but the only thing which threw me off was how low the seating was in each one I inspected. My budget is $750 AUD. I could probably just spend $500 on an affordable but decent kayak thanks to your video. Cheers! Now more cash aside for the fishfinder/gps unit and vest. Loving it! Thanks mate!
Glad the vid helps. Keep us posted on your kayak adventures.
Genius modification. Great tutorial thank you.
Awesome idea and really clearly & well explained, thanks for the inspiration.
awesome diy. it can solve two of my problems. keeping my seat dry and some back relief. thanks
Nice pvc idea man
Awesome! I have a Sea Ghost and the chair kills my back after 5 or 6 hours. I'm gonna do something like this! THANK YOU!!!
Nice idea but what is concerning part are the joining seams inside the scupper holes. They can be frail and tend to crack. One guy had to paddle back to shore being fsr from shore, with the back part being submerged. Once on shore they investigated and found the seam in the scupper hole had cracked which was due to the kayak trolley design using pins that mount the trolley directly in the scupper holes. With the design of that seat when ever you lean back it places a side force in the holes. Not dissing the ideas but more of an awareness of what can happen. After seeing other's bad experiences I inspected my kayaks as we have two of the same. I had to get a exchange on one my kayaks due to an unusual thin hull and horribly misaligned scupper holes from the top and bottom mold. The replacement kayak is awesome. Built the way it should have been.
I’m gunna make one with outriggers very nice.
Very creative! Awesome video man!
Thanks Cowboy for sharing going to custom my kayak seat
Thanks for the video! I just made a seat for my son based on this video. I will be facing it away from me and right behind. Thanks a lot.
Gerardo Gomez Very Cool!
I don’t know if you check the comment list, hope you do-I tried to go to your website and nothing loaded, just came up with a strange notice, not a down server notice but no website either. I wanted to see a full schematic of this. I could prob build it easily enough by the vid though too. Just finished my pvc kayak cart! On a roll here! Lol! Thanks for the vid cowboy 🤘
Now that's how it's done boys n girls.
nice setup man i have heard that scupper holes are a little sketchy so becarefull on not cracking the yak
Perfect video! This is my goal to complete before the weekend.
dude, that is such a simple concept, I have been looking at all different kinds of seats trying to accomplish what you did with pvc. that seat is similar to my kingfisher seat in my moken 10 so I am going to copy your idea. it's genius and so inexpensive. I'm putting a trolling motor on mine also. I just fish enough to eat when I'm on the lake but I have a quadcopter with floats that I plan on using at the lake to take aerial videos so the motor is wireless and the quad will follow you while your toolin' around. you should post this on kayakdiy on facebook if you haven't already.
Just saw your video good job bro love the PVC seat bracket I'm definitely using that idea... Plus I liked and subscribed hope to see more good kayak ideas
THANKS FOR THE NICE SEAT IDEA , GOING TO MAKE ONE THIS WEEK !
Like the idea will use the help of your video to make a second seat for my kiddo on my jackson kilroy
Great job man 👏
Thanks for the response. Be careful and don't catch em all !
It's this ok when you paddling kayak on water??..and it's ok when you fight with fish??..i want to see your video use this diy seat..sorry,my bad english
I'm thinking of adding a raised seat to my sit-in kayak. Planning on cutting out the molded seat, padding the floor, adding a 5 gal bucket/bird and buck seat, securing it with adjustable bungees or small ratchet straps. Any suggestions?
It seems it might be possible to have an adjustable back by not gluing the pvc back piece in place to the seat frame, attaching a piece of plywood to the pvc seat back then adjusting it back and forward with the adjustable straps.
Great idea!!
nice & thx u for help idea & easy!... 👍
Great video! Thanks!
great video on the seat cool idea, you mentioned that it was stable ,but how is it standing for fishing
Its not good for that model which is the 2015 Vibe SeaGhost SG130. It does provides more vision and comfort. The 2016 SG130 however you can stand in stock. There is a difference in the deck on the two boats. 2016 is flat and 2015 has some curve to conform to your rear end as it was designed for a basic padded seat.
Great video!! I am going to Lowe’s and plan on picking up all the parts. The only thing is, which I know it should be, will a 10’ piece of pvc be long enough enough to finish the seat?
I'm Impressed !
Gostei demais da sua ideia e um show.
Abraço amigo.
Pretty creative, I have a Malibu Two xl. I wonder if this may work, I'm just concerned about my center of gravity.... any ideas..? fyi is a tandem Kayak I use with my son who weights about 90 pounds wet... Lol
You can add a box or stack up some towels to sit on and try different heights to see how it feels. Then build the permanent seat. Hope that helps :)
Should do a parts list
How was the balance when taken out on water
Great video and explanation. How is it holding up. I am thinking about making imthis for my feel free moken 14.
Nice video
I forgot to tell you, I have a Patriot sit on top fishing kayak, I don’t know if that matters. It looks like the top square and bottom square uses 12” long pieces of pvc. I guess that’s why I am asking you about the 10’ piece of pvc. If I am right a 10’ piece of pvc wouldn’t be long enough? Please help. Lol thanks 🙏
did you build the outriggers as a result of raising the seat so much and changing the center of gravity? i have a heritage angler 12' and did something similar with a seat and no outriggers...first time i sat in it..kayak rolled like a barrel...thank goodness i was in about 12 inches of water!
The outriggers we're put on my equinox kayak which is pretty narrow, so very tippy. This seat is on our Vibe Sea Ghost kayak that is wider and very stable; about 31" wide. Hasn't rolled on me. :) Im fine with the seat in lakes and flats. I don't use it when going "btb" beyond the breakers.
Scared of the scupper holes. Awesome job though. Scupper holes are the weakest part of a kayak. That´s why I avoid transporting my kayak loaded with the crate and tackle, with the H cart.
RIP scupper holes
can this be done on the vibe skip jack 90
Have you had any problems with the scupper holes or do you think there is a lot of stress on those 2 points?
Im doing this seat for mine, but searching in the coments of your video and in several other videos a lot of people saied that it was a very bad idea to introduce the pvc tubes on the scupper holes, that it certanly will crack , so my question is. How it ended up for you ,did it crack? If so how long it lasted? Do you still recomend it ? Thanks in advance Hope you and your family are doing ok.
I did make changes to the seat to spread out the load on the scupper holes. The first thing I did was use a big flat washer so the pvc coupler would rest on it and not the scupper hole. This worked good for a while. The next thing I did was mold a piece of foam that went from scupper hole to scupper hole. I then fiberglassed the foam. This spread out the weight of the rider even more across the kayak seating area. Worked great for several years. I did not have a scupper hole failure. We do not use the seat anymore as my wife prefers to sit in just the seat.
ThirdCoastCowboy Thanks a lot cowboy, I’ll go with the washers first and see how it holds
Awesome video . Is that a GPS on your wrist ?
When you put the bottom legs in the drain holes, do you have much water coming into the Kayak? Just wondering how much water comes in without the plugs?
Rick Ivey you can plug this holes with foam practice golf balls from the bottom. This way it won't get in the way of the PVC.
Anyone know where I can find and get a seat like this at for cheap so I can build this frame out of pvc.... And what exactly are they called so I can look for a used one on like let go or offer up?
Podrias darme la medida de los cortes del tubo
Does spray paint stick to the PVC or do I have to sand it first?
I just wiped mine down with isopropyl alcohol and used the spray paint at Lowes that is for plastic. Stuck pretty good.
how much did you spend on PVC/wood?
that will break the scuppers, scupper holes are cone shaped and that pvc pipe is round so you tell me what happens when you put a round pipe in a cone shaped hole.
Hi there, this video is great. Would you kindly share it on my UK based FB group ‘South coast inflatable boats’. I have a lot of members that would love your work. Cheers matey
my ass hurt just looking at that hard board under there! use suspension like we do in our tree stands. U will hang in the air and not have that pressure pushing up into your lower back like u are gonna after a few hrs on this thing. Good concept, but remove wood. use paracord, webbing or straps. then ur seat
genio!
Did she think it was top heavy?
It did take her a minute to get used to the feeling but has had no trouble with it. She enjoys the height and keeping her rear end dry. :)
ThirdCoastCowboy I will do something similar. Thank you for the awesome video.
I love kayak fishing, but paddling and fishing is a little tough (I'm lazy lol) I don't think those two go together. Have you thought about adding a trolling motor to your kayak?
Funny you ask. Ive been looking into adding a trolling motor and watching how others have done theres
ThirdCoastCowboy my good friend bought me a Motorguide Great White 55 lbs thrust trolling motor. It will go on this summer. Only thing that sucks is I have to register my kayak. I'm in California.
cool kayak i took my kayak out last month and I didn't know you need to register a kayak?????
HI, i weight 100 kilos, will it hold me?? i think it won´t.. what do you think?
It should take your weight but I would consider having a slightly thicker wooden base or have a mid support structure which this design lacks, but it comes down to personal preference I guess. I'm not an expert, so don't trust me, but that's just my logic.
+SH ok thx. I'll try it and share The result...
Luciano Naso Me too, goodluck!
fish from that seat for 6 months then make another video of the same kayak.