Old Town Canoe Snap-in Center Seat

We gave our Old Town 16' Penobscot canoe to our daughter and son-in-law several years ago, but it didn't get used too much until a move close to RI waters sparked renewed interest. However, two granchildren siting on the bottom prompted the need for an upgrade. Enter the Old Town Canoe Snap-In Center Seat upgrade. A great birthday gift idea. It fits perfectly centered pretty much in the center of the canoe. Following recommendations from other reviewers I drilled a small hole in the seat and attached 3' of paracord so they can lash the seat to a thwart should the Snap-In seat become dislodged in deep water. Everyone is happy with this upgade, and grandpa gets to see his old friend with a new life on Rhode Island estuaries, ponds and lakes.

Love it. Low enough to feel grandkids are safe, high enough for them to easily see out.

Have a Coleman canoe I used this on--its 37 inches wide. Fits just fine. Price was the best I could find anywhere on the web. Delivery was fast.

Bought this for a 1971 Gruman canoe works great

This seat fit well near the center of my 34" wide Old Town. I used it to sit 2 small children side by side, with enough leg room. BUT, for adults, check first that you can both place the seat within the canoe width AND that afterwards you will have enough legroom in front of the seat, clear of the lateral support bars. NOTE, glue a small foam strip to the back of this seat before using it so it will float, I have two at the bottom of the lake. I would give this product 5 stars if they had added the foam strip. :-)

This seat is the slickest way to turn a tandem canoe into a family craft with a seat for a couple of kids to sit on. Fits snugly and securely to gunwales and will carry a large adult.

A few months ago we purchased this center seat and I Just wanted to say that we have really enjoyed this center seat. We have a family of 4 and our kids (12 and 9) will use the seat confortably . It fits perfectly in our Old Town Discovery 169. Unfortunately we had to purchase another one, We had a group of teens playing in our canoe during a family BBQ and they flipped the canoe and the seat came off and sank to the bottom of the lake. So just a word of caution, make sure you secure the seat somehow to prevent this from happening to you. The seat does not float !!! Well our second one is on the way from ACK and this time I will take the necesary precautions so this will not happen again. ACK is awesome and they ship super fast !!!

Excellent fit on our 25 year old Old Town canoe! Helped stabilize the middle of the canoe since we were missing the middle piece.

I have an Old Town Canoe that is at least 25 years old and the middle wooden piece had rotted off. So, in addition to needing a third seat so my 3 four year old grandchildren can canoe with me at 6:30 am while thier parents are still sleeping, I wanted to stabilize the center of the canoe. The seat works perfectly! Seat is an improvement over the kids (or me when they want to use the front or back seat) having to sit on coolers that side around in the center of the canoe!

Great product. Fits well in 16' Old Town Discovery. Perfect for small children. ACK has far and away the best price on this item!

We own a 1987 Old Town Camper 16' canoe with wooden gunwales. The seat fits! Snapped on between the thwart and the yoke with no problem--not overly tight but tight enough, and not loose. With 300 lb. capacity, this seat should accommodate another adult on board with us or our 4-year-old grandson and a little friend. Order arrived quickly and the $76 price was best I found with no shipping fee (price $90 at REI and $100 at Old Town website). Have recommended this seat to another Old Town canoe owner. Will have it on the lake next week.

Works exactly as intended and is much more comfortable than sitting on the canoe's floor. ACK's price was significantly cheaper than anywhere else, and no shipping costs. Arrived before expected.

well satasifed with both seat, price and shiping

The seat worked well for us. It fit right in to my old town guide canoe. My kids enjoyed sitting on the seat, they had sat on a cooler before and this seat is much better.

we have an old aluminum canoe. This was a nice fit and is great for canoeing for one person. Also will be good for getting a third person in the boat at times.

The center seat for my Old Town 169 snaped right in place like it was designed to do, perfect fit, not to tight or loose. Great product!

Fantastic seat. Fitted stadium seat on it for back rest. Yoke board was removed to more centrally locate the seat. Love it.

This works for our Old Town Appalachian Canoe. It is great. It holds 2 small kids for doing flatwater paddling. It did not fit our guest canoe, which is a Mohawk Intrepid 16. A great easy solution for carrying an extra passenger or two. Best price from ACK!

Used a Face book coupon code to get an extra 15% off. Turned my Old Town Guide 14'7" into a single seater. Or a 3rd seater when my wife and daughter go with me. Or I can relocate me when it is just me and my 6 year old. Very versatile.

Excellent fit on my 30 year old aluminum canoe. We love it.

I recently bought a second hand Grumman aluminum 17 ft canoe. It is pretty narrow only 34 inches at the centre thwart. I wanted to be able to paddle solo, but paddling the canoe backwards from the bow isnt an option because there is a brace directly behind the bow seat. I also didnt want to spend a lot of money installing a new seat and I decided to try the Old Town Snap-in Seat, based largely on the reviews. When the seat arrived very promptly - thanks for the great service for delivery in Saskatchewan, Canada, I was thrilled to find out that it fits really nicely. Its definitely a tight fit for a 34 inch canoe, but it works and Im a happy solo paddler. No fuss, fast delivery, and the seat is light weight and easy to install and use. Perfect solution for my solo problem.

The seat functions fine as a seat and its also a nice big wide platform you can lie in crosswise and get some rays if so inclined, at least that what my son likes to do in it. I have an OT Penobscot 16RX and the seat does not snap into it, just hangs on the aluminum gunwales, which allows you to move it fore and aft while on the water, but it will fall off if you invert the boat for portaging. I havent checked to see if it will sink. Its really too wide for my canoe, but its supposed to only work well with vinyl gunwales, and that may be true. The product description could be cleaned up to make the fit issue clearer.

Great product, but expensive.

Snapped onto our Minnesota Resort canoe with ease. It appears to be solid enough to handle resort guests although I wished it would have imprinted the maximum weight on the seat instead of on the removable sticker. Nice option vs buying a 2nd canoe with 3 seats. - Towering Pines Resort, Pequot Lakes, MN www.toweringpines.com

Bought this for my late late 90s model Old Town Guide 147. Was a very tight fit initially...almost to the point where I thought it was going to break while trying to put it on. After I got it to snap into place though, it held firm and true. I took out my portage brace and the canoes stability didnt falter at all with the snap-in seat in place. I used the canoe daily a week ago while floating and fishing the Caney Fork River in Tennessee. Im a 63 310lb man...and I give it an A. If it supported me, Im guessing there isnt much that this seat cant do.

Bought for Old Town Tripper 172. Was a tight snap to place in the middle but I assume that is the way it is supposed to be. Look forward to getting my kids off the bottom and into a seat.

Snapped right into a 15' Coleman canoe. Best price on the net. Easy to remove too.

Great product! Works great, easy to take in an out and very sturdy!! If you are looking for an extra seat this is the only one to buy and it is heads and tails above others I have ssen for both price and construction!! YOU CAN'T BEAT IT!!!!

works good in my Old Town discovery 158. 2 kids on this seat + 2 adults on the regular seats = 1 fun day

This seat has been difficult to find in stores and about $20 more elsewhere on line. I was concerned about the fit for my 40-year old aluminum canoe (not an Old Town), but it is VERY universal and fit my canoe perfectly in several locations. Now both grandchildren can go with us and enjoy nature. Delivery was quick and the product and the price are perfect. Thank you ack!!

A perfect fit! It makes taking extra people in the canoe a pleasure instead of "sorry but you'll need to sit on the floor" which is sometimes wet...

Bought two seats for my Old Town 17' canoe so my two children could sit up off the floor. Used them on Mothers day and loved them. Now the kids can help paddle. Delivery was quick. I will be ordering again from ACK. Thanks Steve

I have a Predator C13 and after receiving the seat, I found the seat to be a little too narrow to fit close to center. It will work when halve way between front seat and center. Other than that, it is a nice seat and it greatly enhances the carrying capability of the canoe.

Great addition to my canoe. Fits nicely and is adaptable to many canoes. I checked every where and you can't beat the ACK price!

***BEST***PRICE*** I own a 17 ft Alumacraft canoe. The Seat is a good quality Plastic. I purchased it to take my grandson it worked great. The only down side for my canoe is I wish I could move it closer to the yolk for more leg room. If you have a really large person it could be a little bow heavy. That being itssaid its not a big issue. I highly recommend this seat! .It can be used for one adult or two young children.

The seat works very well. I had my 2 kids on it all week and it did exactly what it was advertised to do. I even used it in 2 different Old Town canoes. It worked in the 159 and the 169 without any problems. Material seems a little flimsey, but so far no complaints or problems.

This seat is just the ticket! Light, simple, and strong. The ACK price is great, the service is great, and shipping is fast as always! I use it in a 16' wood canoe.

Snap in seat fits well in the Guide 147, but you have to stretch it a bit. At first I was uncomfortable stretching it, due to the sharp angle at which the guide 147's gunwhales taper behind the yoke, but I called ACK and they said they've got a snap in seat in their display guide 147. I got the seat in just fine, and it sits just right. Not lower than the other seats, and feels like good quality. Beats the competition for value.

Best price out there and quick service. I own an Old Town Tripper and knew I needed this center seat for my little girl. The seat works great and is just what I needed. Thanks ACK!

Purchased two of these seats for our 16.9' Old Town, one for each of our kids. For what it is is seems expensive but ACK had the best price I could find. Fast shipping too!

Good price, excellent service and My grandson loves it.

Easy to install and solid construction. Snaps in and out. Ideal for adding a third person (child) or using a larger canoe singly (have to paddle the canoe backwards though due to mounting location). Only downside is it can only be mounted in one location on canoes with cross members due to it's width and location of the cross members.

It is just what I wanted for a seat. I was going to try to make one, but this a good product for a reasonable price, and the service was excellent.

Fit my canoe just fine and provides a good seat for the kids.

Fits perfectly and very supportive. Only problem is that for an adult, it is very low.

The Old Town Snap in Seat fir perfectly into my Old Town Camper. Now I can go out with up to four people in the canoe.

bought the seat for a guide 147 and it works great for my 3 year old. very light and I even use it when i go out on the river by myself.

Snaps on in a second. Great for our two kids.

I actually bolted mine down and added a support stump from a damaged seat. Works awesome! ACK has the coolest products!

Snaps right in and seems like it's integral to the canoe. My son really liked it. Sturdy but light.

Great seat. Easy to install and super sturdy.

Handy extra seat.

The seat is all I hoped it would be. It fits my canoe perfectly, just as you said it would, and snaps right in. I appreciate the quick response I got to my questions and will look to Austin Kayak for other canoeing toys.