New seat for my son
 

I know it's not boating or Mariah related, but the lucky sucker has a better seat than I do now!

Now that's riding in style! Recaro makes awesome seats. :)

If they made 'em big enough i might consider getting rid of my driver's seat :D

That boy will be spoiled! When he gets out of that thing and sits in a regular car or truck seat, he's gonna think...."man, these seats suck!"

Does it match the exterior or interior of your boat ?? ;) (hehe just kidding!)

Nice looking seat tho. They have to have them now-a-days or you face some steep fines. Nothing like what we all went through when we were kiddies.

Yeah, like lying down in the back window of my parents car as we travelled. :eek:

Not the boat, but it does match the interior of my QX56! I got a second one for my wife to match the interior of her A6. It's the only way I could convince her that we needed a Recaro baby seat instead of the standard issue Britax that she was eyeing up.

215Talari, congrats on the new seat. As a law enforcement professional, I have had training on the correct methods of installing child seats. I know it seems silly but over 90% of people install child seats incorrectly in their vehicle. By incorrectly installing the seat or child in the seat can cause serious injury to the child even in a 35 mph collision. It is not the parents fault because most car seat manuals don't give good details. Most law enforcement agencies have a certified person to inspect child safety seats and we are happy to provide this service. If you would like, I can give you some basic information for your application but I would need details on how the seat is installed (forward or rear-faceing), and how the seat is secured to the vehicle.

Again congrats. I have three kids and there is nothing better.

Does it come witha helmet? Nice seat!!!

Thanks Vic!

It's rear facing right now since my son is only 7 months old, and I am using the LATCH system that is installed in the car. Pretty straight forward installation and the seat actually came with really well thought out instructions (yes, I can admit, I read the directions) :)

Any advice is always appreciated so by all means, fire away!

Cheers,

Ryan

215Talari, The LATCH system is pretty straight forward which is great. Make sure that it is secure and doesn't have side to side movement. The back should be at approx. a 45-degree angle. The most important thing is to have the shoulder straps go through the seat below the height of the shoulder. In the event of a collision, the straps below the shoulder of a rear-facing seat prevent the child from sliding up on that 45-degree angle. If they are above the shoulder height in a collision, the child will slide upward then have a sudden stop when they impact the strap, potentially compressing the spine. Make sure the straps are tight! If the child is wearing a jacket in the morning and a light shirt later, adjust the straps. The device that connects the two shoulder straps above where they lock to the base, should be positioned at the chest. I use the armpit as a good location. Keep him in the rear-facing position until he is a year old. Some people change when they feel their child is "big enough". It has to do with the child development (bones, tissue, organs) and not size. When you change to a forward-facing seat, let me know because everything is different.