OB Skater CG Discussions
05-04-2016, 06:49 AM
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I'm sure you're right about this, but I'm not sure how many people would want to remove the rear seat (which would drastically limit pleasure usage). Maybe installing two light weight racing seats in the back might be a better option?
05-04-2016, 08:43 AM
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I'll bet all four seats don't weigh what the back seat alone weighed.
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05-04-2016, 11:19 AM
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^ Looks great too. I'm sure you must have shaved a lot of weight, all those Skater seats are heavy. Did you use solid seats or did you go with suspension seats? The front factory seats have a decent amount of "give" to them. How are those seats (on your spine) in the rough?
05-04-2016, 02:07 PM
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I did just that, a while back, the outboard 28 likes less weight in the back and its a lot more fun with 4 peeps. The 5th person makes the boat a little sluggish feeling.
I'll bet all four seats don't weigh what the back seat alone weighed.
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I'll bet all four seats don't weigh what the back seat alone weighed.
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I want to do that now!!
When does it ever stop?
Do those seats come in any other colors?
05-04-2016, 02:33 PM
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These are lighter, BUT if you are going to be running in choppy water (LOTO, Miami/ocean) i wouldn't do that. They do not have no where near the same support/ padding as the factory Skater seats. If you really want to cut weight on the back seat, you can re-do them in Carbon Fiber and still have all the padding.
05-04-2016, 03:14 PM
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05-04-2016, 04:58 PM
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These are lighter, BUT if you are going to be running in choppy water (LOTO, Miami/ocean) i wouldn't do that. They do not have no where near the same support/ padding as the factory Skater seats. If you really want to cut weight on the back seat, you can re-do them in Carbon Fiber and still have all the padding.
05-04-2016, 09:26 PM
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^ Looks great too. I'm sure you must have shaved a lot of weight, all those Skater seats are heavy. Did you use solid seats or did you go with suspension seats? The front factory seats have a decent amount of "give" to them. How are those seats (on your spine) in the rough?
If you are in the rough, the back seats beat you ... this usually indicates a bad driver, I've rode in the back of mine and I didn't like it.
When I'm running hard and it's rough, it's a 2) person boat. ;-)
