i have a new boat its a fluid nemesis

Ok so im paddling the medium although im 6'3" and about 10kg over the weight limit with all my gear on. So i have the seat on the fourth notch back and i can fit in fine(its not stern heavy or anything like that) although it squirts real easy. Anyway i need to know if there is anyway to take the backband up a bit? Ive had to stick some foam on the seat as it was giving me the old dead leg syndrome, and now the backband sits round my ass cheeks! Ive had a little look but its not that obvious.

Any suggestions/advice greatly received

Oh its the old outfitting not the new one.

Matt

I don't think you can raise it up, but make sure the bungees on the back of the seat are tight, and pull the backband up before you get your skirt on.

i had a feeling that would be the case!

Matt

ola.
I have done the following on all my kayaks now and in the past. Take a square piece of foam and if you have some thin hard plastic it will also help.
Step 1 figure out how high you want your back band.
now see where the the prussik cord sit on the back band. On your piece of foam mark where the 2 cords run. The piece of foam should be long enough that it sits flush un the bottom of your seat spine just before the rear foam pillar. Cut slots into the foam for the prussik cord. Now you need to shove the foam underneath the prussik cord so that your two ropes fit into the slots you cut. Glue the foam against the plastic og the back band. Once that has properly dried then glue the bottom of the foam to the seat spine infrotn of your rear foam pillar.

I find that when going for aerial moves that I often slip up the back band and that when landing say a loop you end up sitting almost ontop of the back band (had same problem with WS and Riot). If you cut the top slot deepr than the bottom it will help keep the back band at a slightly forward incline (this will also force you to keep an agressive body position).

If you did fin some plastic, glue that onto you piece of foam so that when you put the foam in place then you have the plastic on the foam against the plastic of the back band. This will help to keep your little foam pillar stif and straight.

If you do not feel the need for all of the above mission what you can also do is make sure that your bungee cords on the back band are set correctly. so the bottom bungee should be pulled tighter than the top bungee, this will once3 again get your back band into a more aggresive position.

here is a pic of back band pillar.
hope this helps
if my explenation was a mess let me know then I can send you a step by step pic and how to thingy.
cheers
d

cheers Deon

U da man! lol

I will give this a go. Im away for the next 3 weeks so will try it then and report back.
It felt a bit low when i put foam on the seat before i had even been in the water. Then when i tried a backdeck roll i actually came out of my boat! was quite funny after id finished drowning.

Like i say im paddling a boat that im over the weight limit for so i dont think that helps anyway. But the thinking was that id be able to boss it around a bit more?! My cartwheel is getting better but the boat just slips under me as there isnt any back support.

Thanks again

Matt