08-21-2011, 10:39 PM
Hey,
I know that this is an old thread but I thought I'd reply anyways. I bought one of these a couple of years ago as my first floater, for $100, and am fairly happy with it.
One modification that I made is that I've lowered the seat so that it sits closer to the water. I found that at 215lbs, with the 'toons fully inflated, it sat too high up for me. I prefer being closer to the water so that I can make fuller leg extensions before the fins come out of the water (this allows me to get more thrust out of each kick, and is more peaceful in the evenings when the water is calm).
How I did this was buy sticking a couple of pieces of rounded decking material (I think a piece of 2x4 would do the same thing), between the seat bars and frame bars, drilling holes in the wood, and inserting a 4inch(?) bolt + wing nut. Attached is a VERY ROUGH schematic.
Now I'm as close to the water as I can get while keeping my bum dry
Great little 'toon 4 the price, after a small modification.
As mentioned, it's not very durable. I got my first leak the other day, after about 10 uses. 2 small cuts -- from who knows what -- in the toon. Cheap patch job fixed it right up though
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I know that this is an old thread but I thought I'd reply anyways. I bought one of these a couple of years ago as my first floater, for $100, and am fairly happy with it.
One modification that I made is that I've lowered the seat so that it sits closer to the water. I found that at 215lbs, with the 'toons fully inflated, it sat too high up for me. I prefer being closer to the water so that I can make fuller leg extensions before the fins come out of the water (this allows me to get more thrust out of each kick, and is more peaceful in the evenings when the water is calm).
How I did this was buy sticking a couple of pieces of rounded decking material (I think a piece of 2x4 would do the same thing), between the seat bars and frame bars, drilling holes in the wood, and inserting a 4inch(?) bolt + wing nut. Attached is a VERY ROUGH schematic.
Now I'm as close to the water as I can get while keeping my bum dry
Great little 'toon 4 the price, after a small modification.
As mentioned, it's not very durable. I got my first leak the other day, after about 10 uses. 2 small cuts -- from who knows what -- in the toon. Cheap patch job fixed it right up though
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