I don't think that the tractor seat was ever meant to be used in
whitewater, it was just a place to stretch out on the calm sections. I
had the perception saddle in my original WW canoe, a 16' Mohawk
Whitewater, their version of the OCA, and later in an XL13. It was the
best setup for whitewater of any other arrangements that I tried later
and it's only downfall is that it was one heavy SOB. The only other
arrangement that even comes close is the foam saddles used in the
pyrana canoes.

BTW, it was the only arrangement that I had in a canoe that I ever
achieved much of a roll using.

On Nov 25, 4:10*pm, Steve Cramer wrote:
Richard Ferguson wrote:
I bought the Encore for $450 with good air bags. *The boat is set up
right now with a kneeling thwart. *The boat is 13' 2" long and 32 inches
wide, I estimate 6 inches of rocker.Congratulations. Hope you enjoy it.

He threw in a Perception black plastic saddle, not installed. I was
originally skeptical about it, but I like the tractor seat on the back,
like the idea of being able to change positions from kneeling to
sitting, which I can do with my current boat. *So I may install the
Perception, but I am going to take my time thinking about it.Check the stability of the tractor seat before you commit to it, i.e.,
drill more holes. I have one in my Viper 12 and it's only useable in
very flat water.

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Steve Cramer
Athens, GA