Bob Foote

Advice
#1

Any one know where I can track down a old Bob Foote canoe pedestal or two?

#2

Mike yea
I thought he recommend using Mike Yea Outfitting. Is there something special about the pedestal in his earlier boats?

#3

which one
Bob sold a rotomolded plastic Grand Canyon saddle and later a minicell foam saddle with a similar wedge configuration. He may also have sold a different shaped minicell saddle later.



Because of the size and shape, shipping costs for the rotomolded plastic saddle are quite high.

#4

I invented a sophisticated foam pedestal
in 1973. Unfortunately I had no instinct for marketing or production.



Foote’s a great paddler, but is there something special about his pedestals? One individualizes a pedestal out of a stack of foam. As with Michaelangelo, just carve away what isn’t the pedestal you want.

#5

You mean this saddle?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/42020723@N02/sets/72157629689107035


#6

Grand Canyon saddle
That is the Grand Canyon saddle, which I modified slightly to make a wider seating surface. The saddle was effective, but heavy and could not be cut down, although the minicell side blocks could be shaped some.



Bob later sold a minicell version with a similar wedge shape.

#7

Foote in the early 80’s . . .
. . . when I paddled with him several times in northern California, had a homemade foam version with the front wedge holding an ammo box and two water bottles. He later commercialized his concept as the Grand Canyon Saddle.



I liked the Perception Saddle better.

#8

Hated it!
I bought an Encore with that hard plastic saddle a few years ago. It was atrociously uncomfortable.

#9

Maybe ask Bob?
While I don’t think he has any, although I haven’t asked him, you could write him an email and ask.



www.bobfoote.com

bobfoote1@aol.com



Just a thought.



See you on the water,

Marshall

The River Connection, Inc.

Hyde Park, NY

www.the-river-connection.com

hudsonriverpaddler.org




#10

figure out the shape then just buy a

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block, carve and repeat twice...but best to, at first, go big in height and estimated size of your butt;-) Fwiw...that thin, softer foam(that Kayak Outfitting has) is great for a top layer.