Saul wrote: >I'm not all that big at 6'2", 200lbs, size 11 feet, but my inseam is 38" >which means it's about 47-48" from the back of my butt to my heel. I'm 6'-6", 190 lbs, size 13.5, and 38" inseam--no fit in the Pirouette S for me either!! Luckily I tried before I "buyed" and I didn't buy the too-small boat. >Does anyone have suggestions other than trimming my feet to size 8? Other than trimming the pillar for your heels, as Richard suggested, you could pull out the bulkhead footrest and carve a fat v-shaped block of foam that would allow your feet to go forward slightly farther, and point your toes toward the bow more. >Is it feasible to put in a taller center "post" on this type of boat? It's doable, but not feasible. >Are there other WW boats more suited to larger paddlers? RPM Max, Godzilla, XXX, Pirouette (beginner/intermediate boat) If you're wanting a roll trainer for sea kayaking, the Pirouette S might be worth modifying--it really rolls nicely. It's not a very technical whitewater boat anymore, so buying a bigger WW boat would also allow you to buy a boat capable of more whitewater tricks and moves. Shawn 0 ____©/______ ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ "A person not related to nature is of course neurotic because he is not adapted to reality" -Carl Jung *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 15 1999 - 07:31:41 PDT
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