Robin wrote >Anyone else out there customize their cockpits? I found the cockpit of my Chesapeake 16 to be too sloppy for someone my size (short and skinny), so I glued a few layers of foam together to make hip pads. They go from the floor to just under the deck. I also put sculpted foam under the deck for my knees to grip. Now when i put the kayak on edge or do high braces I don't flop around in the cockpit. It makes everything much more comfortable. I had been used to the "wearing it" feel of whitewater boats and this makes my Chesapeake feel much more like that. Hip snaps are now possible again. John *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 27 1998 - 04:46:17 PST
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