Re: [Paddlewise] blown out footpeg

... so for me, its
>>not a defective part, just one that may not be designed for longevity.
>
>Good on ya'!  As my Aussie boss would say.  It would be interesting to
>know what the originator of the "defective part" suggestion thought was
>the normal amount of use for a one-year-old boat?

I suppose that Larrys' 120 times in a year and a half may well be double of
that considered to be "normal" use.  But even if it were two years of normal
use it still is a difficult to accept annoyance.
I have one boat(Romany)with Yakima-type(I had no idea that they were no
longer Yakima-Thanks for the info)and another boat(Seda Impulse) with
Perception keepers that I've paddled in excess of 600 and 400 times
respectively with no footpeg failure.
The Arctic Hawk is a quality composite(great design-great boat)kayak and as
such deserves better footpegs.  The past couple of years I've seen many
footpeg failures in both Wilderness Systems and Dagger boats, many
practically brand new.
All that being said, I've another boat on order and it is to come with no
footpegs and no holes in the hull for same.  I'm going the foam against the
bulkhead route.  Seems to be more comfy.
Great discussion.  I've learned more the past few days about metallurgy than
I thought I could.
Thanks.
Dennis
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