This thread is for Portik, but I thought It'd be beneficial to those who have the P52 or just got it. I'm 6'1" with size 10 ft, and 180 lbs. Pretty much I max out the specs on this little thing..

As we all know, this boat is narrow and has little room in the bow, so it forces our long legs to cram into a tiny bow with our big feet.. can you say UNCOMFORTABLE!!!?!?!? Well, I tinkered with the outfitting package that I got with the Project and now, I am in one of the MOST comfortable boats I've ever been in.. I mean, I sold my jackson 4fun, a large boat with the top of the line outfitting system (happy feet and sweet cheeks) and that didn't even come close to what I'm in now..

So, now to the fun part, getting your boat comfortable and fitting like a glove.
What you need:
The outfitting package of foam. (if you don't have it then you'll need to cut your own or find something similar to what I show you)
Rubber glue/cement (the kind you used in elementary school)
sharp knife.
A table belt sander if available.

The basic Idea here was to reduce the pressure off my feet by placing the foam under my seat pad to lift my legs and knees. This also increased my fit in the boat. Also I cut up the foam that was for bulking up the knee pads into a shape that would "cup" my knees better and hold them in.

Here are some pictures

Take the big pad, if you don't have the big one then buy one shaped like the one I have pictured here. glue it to the plastic seat under your seat pad, (I have it on top of the seat pad just to show you how to place it.) Place the angled foam pad so that the fat part of it is aligned with the end of the seat.



Take the other small pad and glue it on top of the other angled foam block. This time glue it so that the fat end of the pads are on the inside. what I did here was try and line it up so that the block ended just under the projects seat pad.


This is what the two angled blocks should look like under your project's seat pad. The angled foam on the bottom forces your legs up, and the angled blocks on top force your legs outward into your knee pads.



Here is a picture showing my work on the knee pad foam blocks, (those funny half circle pads) If you weren't aware, the knee pads have a pocket to put these foam blocks in. I cut the knee blocks so that one was curved using a table mounted belt sander, the other block I cut so that it was at and angle, so in theory it would create a cup to hold my knees in place better.

Here's a picture showing the cut


And this is where they go


I also used the very small foam block shims in my hip pads and moved the knee pads up as far as they would go.

Do everything as you see fit and comfortable, I just put in one more angled block on the two that I have on my seat due to compression over time.

Ask questions and good luck!!

Great job!!!!

Thanks!!!!!!!!

who et have feet size 10 and P52???
what you did?
One man sad he use LL cone and NRS rodeo socks ?
SW team sad me cat a littel front pillar and bulkhead ?

Little unsure of what your asking there.. but I meant to say I have size 10 feet. The middle bulkhead in the front I had to cut to make room for my heels. You can take it out easily by the two small screws on the top of the bow above the front handle. I cut an arc out from the front bottom corner.. and now my feet fit better. I wear the NRS desperado shoes.. a small neoprene sock with enough sole on the bottom for good grip in my boat and padding for walking. Get your self the thinnest booties you can find for your feet, and your feet will thank you for it.

Here's my playboating shoe.. but get what you like

Did you trim foam footblock or take out them?

I tried to trim it down to just a small block no bigger than my fist so I could have something to put my heels against.., but my feet just couldn't fit with it in there.

so you just wear only booty?

Yup! can't fit my feet in there with anything else.. My legs are too long. but if you can cut down your foot block and have it fit comfortably then you should do it.