Sisler, Clyde wrote: > I want to know how I'm going to get my big head and shoulders into that > little cockpit and then have enough room, strength and flexibility to reach > my arms in past the foot peg thingees to secure a foot pump to the forward > bulkhead. No guarantee it will work, but this is how to get as much upper body insertion as possible: suspend your yak horizontally from loops, fore and aft of the cockpit, with the cockpit down. Adjust the loops to raise/lower the yak to an optimal height so you can slide your arms in first, then shoulders and head. A judiciously mounted trouble light (or, a headlamp) will provide illumination. You may have to remove your yak's seat to get enough freeboard. I've worked inside the cockpits of my three singles using this technique. Not for those prone to claustrophobia! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Thu May 13 1999 - 20:46:34 PDT
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