Patent ID: 6736083
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
Apparatus in a canoe for supporting a boat seat having a standard post pin and a seating surface, comprising:a support having a horizontal member with two vertical members rigidly attached at opposite ends of the horizontal member, said horizontal member having a width less than internal distance between the gunwales of the canoe and said vertical members having a vertical depth less than distance between the top of the gunwales and the hull floor of the canoe; means for connecting the vertical members of the support to the gunwales of the canoe to position the horizontal member of the support below the gunwales of the canoe and above the hull floor of the canoe; and a receiving device which is affixed to the center of the horizontal member for engagement with the standard post pin of the boat seat; said receiving device supporting the pin of the boat seat below the gunwales of the canoe, whereby the seating surface of the boat seat is permitted to be located below the gunwales of the canoe, such that the centroid of a rider is positioned sufficiently low in the canoe to provide canoe stability and to resist capsizing events.