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barracuda
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Made my first yoke with spring creek clamps, later bought the pedestal yoke and prefer it. Pedestal is easier to clamp on, sturdier, quieter, lighter, also can reverse it and attach it behind you making for a decent seat back. Big foam pads of my DIY are a bit more comfortable though.
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Dammfast
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I made this for my advantage. The pictures are from I was completely finished, I sealed it up with poly, and replaced the hardware with stainless and thumb screws. It works great and takes no time at all to put on.    
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Alan Gage
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quote canoetripper: "It is the big tractor seat. I seem to remember somebody mentioning a nice pad for the tractor seats made by zaveral/zre but cannot find them anywhere? "
You can buy them from J&J canoe but all it is is a piece of foam from a sleeping bad, as mentioned above. That's what the racers use.
Alan
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walllee
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Bog fan of the hidden river
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canoetripper
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I am gonna take my graphite wenonah prism on its first trip in the bwca. Currently, I have no yoke for her. What do you guys like better? The wenonah yoke that goes in or one of the wood yokes that attach to the sides? Let me know what might work better for the prism. thanks
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mr.barley
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I've never used the Wenonah yoke (I have an Advantage), but they seem like they raise the canoe above your shoulders quite a bit. Not sure I'd like that. I used a removable wood yoke.
As far as the seat goes, is it the big tractor seat or the small tractor seat?
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Alan Gage
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quote canoetripper: "bucket seat....also, what is the best seat pad you have found for those bucket seats? "
The only pad I've ever used on bucket seats is a piece of 1/2" or so foam cut from a sleeping pad.
Alan
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canoetripper
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It is the big tractor seat. I seem to remember somebody mentioning a nice pad for the tractor seats made by zaveral/zre but cannot find them anywhere?
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canoetripper
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bucket seat....also, what is the best seat pad you have found for those bucket seats?
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mr.barley
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Piragis has these padded seat
Or they have this one if you like backrests if you like backrests
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butthead
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 Hidden River Yoke but with Superior Portage Pads instead. Room enough for my xl melon. Have used a Wenonah cantilever gunnel mount,
 . Wasn't as stable, and I did not like sling pads or the cupped type.
The clamp wood yoke feels much more secure, large block pads more comfy and adjustable while carrying.
butthead
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FOG51
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I have the same system as butthead on my SavageRiver solo. Holds tight, comfy to carry and looks nice on the canoe. FRED
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FOG51
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I have the same system as butthead on my SavageRiver solo. Comfy to carry, holds tight and looks good on the canoe. Just a friendly hint you need to name your canoe, it's not proper to be calling something as dear to you as a solo as "her", wives and girlfriends OK not solo canoes. FRED
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