Re: [Paddlewise] cockpit customizing and why I haven't paddled Since March...

        Hi!
                My home page has a wonderful article on doing the customizing
thing.  <www.totemwood.com>  I just found a copy of SeaKayaker's eval of my
Pursuit-they got it right-it's too big for me-well, except for my size 12's
!<g>      I started "foaming out the pretty red boat-sans the weight I spoke of
and it is a real improvement I think-but  then...
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        Don't know if I ever got around to catching you-all up to date, but in
March-shortly after customizing my Pursuit, I uh, took a "header" out of a
moving van.  While in the 28 day coma that followed, I had an arguement with
God, and was sent paddling-ROLLING no less! <G>  The Para-medics gave me a
death prognosis, and the brain surgeons said best could be expected was a wheel
chair that I would "drool" in.

        Ha!  They were a bit wrong...  My coodination isn't what it was-not
terrible, but not what it was.  Cognation isn't all that great-too bad as I try
to rehab my 1973 RV...  Oh yea, and I take some meds to keep my spirits close
to reasonable.  STILL the Pursuit sits beside my "new home" waiting for me.  

        I finally got a piece of paper signed by my doctor that will allow
me to
take the drivers test, and passing THAT, might make getting my boat out-"better
late than never"  ;-}  I've about reached my limit, and am considering putting
my home-made rollers on the thing, and towing it the mile or so streight down
to Jaunita bay.  
        
        Frankly I'm a bit frustrated because of my delay in getting back to the
water.  The looks I can expect to recieve, should I choose to tow the pretty
red thing all the way by hand, make me look for other alternatives... <shrug> 

        What the heck,  They had to take a big chunk of my skull off and store
in the deep freeze for a couple of months while they fixed a bunch of bleeders,
and I got it "reinstalled" in June but it wasn't until recently I could be
allowed to make a try of "living independently."  Clearly, I got a lot to
re-learn-there's some "white spots" where some of my memories used to lay...
<g>  No matter, I'm shooting to be in my boat on X-mas day at the latest-*even
if I DO have to get it to the water on foot!* <VBG>

        Thanks for your time in reading this.  Take care y'all!

                        Tom

At [Tuesday] 10/27/98 - 11:50 , John Waddington wrote:
>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.  


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