Seat slide range: 24" forward to back
The Horizon Pro Seat slides about 24 inches forward to back — wide enough to fit paddlers from 4'6" to 7' tall with the Traverse Pedal Drive. With a fin drive, the range opens up roughly another 12" because the fin drive itself has shaft-length adjustability.
The Horizon Pro Seat adjusts approximately 24 inches forward-to-back range — wide enough to accommodate paddlers from 4'6" to 7' tall with the Traverse Pedal Drive. With a fin drive, the leg-length range extends roughly another 12" because the fin drive itself has shaft-length adjustability.
What 24" of travel covers
24 inches is meaningful seat travel. It's the difference between a child or smaller adult comfortably reaching the pedals and a 7-foot angler having room to fully extend the legs. Most kayak seats give you 6–12" of slide; the Cajo seat track is built for genuinely wide accommodation.
Practical heights at each end:
- 4'6" angler with the seat slid all the way forward — pedals reach comfortably with the Traverse Drive
- 6'0" angler — sits about mid-track
- 7' angler — seat slid all the way back, full leg extension
What changes with a fin drive
The Traverse Pedal Drive is fixed-shaft. The 24" seat range handles the leg-length variation.
Fin drives (Hobie MD 180 and similar) are shaft-adjustable — the drive itself slides up and down a few inches. So a fin drive setup effectively adds another ~12" of "leg fit" range on top of the 24" seat track, which is why the height range opens up to roughly 4' to 7.5' with a fin drive.
If you're at the extreme ends of the height range, a fin drive setup will fit more comfortably than the Traverse. For the middle 90% of paddlers, both work great.
A note on tournament setup
Anglers who run heavy electronics or rig the boat for sit-stand sight-casting often slide the seat slightly forward of the neutral position to put the standing platform under them when they get up. The 24" range gives you room to dial that in without compromising pedal reach.
Adjusting the seat
The seat clips in/out of the track in a few seconds — no tools needed. Most owners pull the seat for transport and reseat it at the put-in. Once you find your position, the track makes it easy to return to the same spot every trip.
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