The Seal brand cockpit cover arrived this afternoon via UPS. After shopping around online and in stores (few stores carry these) I settled on Campmor. Campmor had the best price by far, $19.95. Use the Seals Sizing Chart to find your brand and model of kayak.
Seal makes two lines of covers. A more heavy duty one (Seals Cockpit Seal) is intended for use when transporting the kayak on a vehicle and comes with an additional strap to secure it around the hull of the kayak. One reviewer said that it wasn't worth the extra $10.00. Campmor also sells this model, Seals Cockpit Seal.
My main reason for adding the Seals cockpit cover was to keep dirt, dust, and critters (hornets, bees, and other small four footed ones) out of the kayak when it is stored.
Comment: It takes quite an effort to stretch the cover and bungee cord over the cockpit, extra hands would be helpful, but eventually got it in place. Hint: After unpacking spread the cover out so that the bungee cord gets distributed evenly through the sewn in hem before trying to fit it to the cockpit. It will be a tight fit.
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