In article , Bill Tuthill
writes:

I don't know if I'm talking only to Larry Cable here, but on the
off-chance that somebody else is lurking or willing to post...

Last fall I bought a new AIRE Lynx to replace my 1993 model, which
is still in service though with many patches on the floor bottom.
After several trips I have concluded that I agree with Larry about
the new seat. We don't like it! It's nice that it unbuckles easily,
leaving the boat open for sleeping, and it makes an OK camp chair.
However the sides interfere with rudder strokes, and it just feels
sloppy.

I liked the old-style (uncovered coated-nylon) seat that came with
my 1993 boat. It cradled my butt, giving a feeling of more control
and greater power.

My take is still that the thwart is the best way to go. It actually gives
better back support and it lowers your center of gravity. Best of all, it is
out of the way of your paddle strokes. It does eat up a lot of room, not an
issue here where we run mainly day trips, and I don't have mine so that it can
be removed, although I don't see why you couldn't mount it with the same type
strap system as the seat.

BTW, two great days of creeking on the Cumberland Plateau. A sweet little creek
called Upper Whites Creek (Rhea County, TN) on Saturday and Crab Orchard on the
Emory/Obed System on Sunday. Whites is a little micro that you can only run at
extremely high water, and we had plenty Saturday. This little gem drops about
100 ft a mile, the first 2.5 miles are a continous Class III rapid (continous
as in no pools).
If Upper Whites was Down Hill, then Crab Orchard is Slalom. A nice Class
II/III+
Creek, we ran it at moderate level of 1.5'. Saturday was 35 degrees and sunny,
Sunday started out at 55 and sunny, the rained and dropped cold about the last
hour of the trip.

Do you have the new Lynx with the increased rise and narrow front end?


SYOTR
Larry C.