RE: [Paddlewise] blown out footpeg

I was at the local WS dealer and he was having the same problem with BRAND
NEW pegs. They've changed the design and they blow "out of the box". He was
talking to a local engineer who was working on a drop in replacement. The
other option is to replace the plastic witha yakima foot brace.

cya

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Larry Bliven
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 1999 3:23 PM
> To: apaddlewise
> Subject: [Paddlewise] blown out footpeg
> 
> 
> hi,
> 
> today i made a classic error and took two paddle sections 
> from look alike
> paddles to the boat ramp... with different diameter shafts, they don't
> join.. oh well. one of the guys had a spare wing paddle which 
> i used... lots
> of fun.. the group had one olympic kayak, one olympic high 
> kneel canoe, one
> jensen 201(?) canoe and me in my year old artic hawk. i could 
> barely keep
> pace with the group.. only because they weren't really 
> paddling hard and my
> pulse rate was running in the 170's.
> 
> anyway, after about a mile i blew out a footpeg. i went ashore and
> reattached it and saw that the problem was that the plastic 
> slide rail has
> fatigued with use and the slot is wider than normal at my 
> normal position.
> so when i put a extra pressure on it, the footpeg blows out! 
> happened twice
> today.
> 
> how can one fix a blown footpeg problem?
> 
> 
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