Hip Wedge Kit

A wedge kit to suit your boat and hip width.

Materials:

• A Gurney Gears Bumfortable seat
• Marker pen
• A sharp knife or hacksaw blade or serrated bread knife to trim the wedges if necessary
• Contact adhesive such as Ados F2

Fitting Instructions:

1. Chop out the flanges.
2. Place your kayak on a level surface such as a soft lawn, wedging the sides around the cockpit area with blankets or similar to maintain the hull shape.
3. Place the Bumfortable seat into your kayak and sit in it.
4. Put the wedges down the sides between the seat and the hull. (Figure 1 below)
5. Adjust their position until it feels comfortable.
6. I suggest staggering their position backwards to allow room for your legs to spread (Figure 2 below)
7. Mark the positions of the wedges and the seat with the marker pen.
8. It is a good idea to glue them in “lightly” at first and test them on a good long paddle.
9. You may need to do some fine tuning before gluing them in properly.
10. Ensure the surfaces to be glued are thoroughly clean and dry before gluing, otherwise the seat may dislodge during use. I suggest using methylated spirits to finish the cleaning before gluing.