The pedestal base allowed him to turn 360 degrees which was nice, but really made it difficult to paddle. Jim's a big gut and I noticed the deck moving quite a bit. Made me wonder about the long term durability using that seating option. We swapped the seat out for the lower one before long. The lower seat was about what you'd expect from a kayak with the high seat option. We went about .5 mile before I was given a turn going back to the launch.
the boat was very stable and moving around was not a problem. However It was like a barge. I guess you could say the hole shot was very slow. Once you got it moving it was OK. The seat position was hard on my back and there was not good footing. Some foot rests would be great. It tracked fair for me and what wind there was pushed the bow around. Paddling while standing was also hard on my back. I can see that it would be a good platform for fly fishing. The flat deck also was nice. I thought the boat would be too heavy for me to handle out of the water since
I have a bad back Therefore it would not be a good choice for me.
) in 5 outings. And I'm sitting smak dab in the middle of the freaking thing! The floor is definitely mushy (and other owners are already dealing with cracks in their floors), but Nucanoe is providing foam insert kits for Frontier owners. Unfortunately for me, my deck has a nice crown on it that has been this way since the first day I got her home, and there's no way I would even try to stand on mine. I don't know if the crown is a defect, but others have this issue and some have the opinion that it might be due to the yak being cinched down too tight during transport. Not sure what 'too tight' means, but I only 'hand tighten' my straps and my yak has the crown. Maybe it's a defect??? As far as stability, the yak is obviously more stable with a lower seating position, but that's not why I bought it. There's no way I'd recommend this yak for anyone else my size (6'4" and 375lbs) if they intend to sit any higher than on the floor. 
