Re: [Paddlewise] Sea Lion Rudder Mods

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 07:34:26 -0700
Joe Brzoza wrote:
> 
> Since we're on the subject of Sea Lions and rudders, I'm wondering if any
> owners have modified their sliding foot pegs so that they don't
> inadvertently slide rearward?  I'm concerned that I may loose footing and
> the peg will slide rearward and out of reach of my foot.  So I'm noodling
> the idea around of attaching bungie cords to the back of the pegs that keep
> them tensioned forward.  Of course I haven't yet tried to climb head first
> into my kayak to see if I can even get in there.

I've done that to a couple yaks.  I used the small bungies which used to be
called bicycle bungies.  These have small hooks on their ends which I bent to
close into a loop.  I secured one end to a bolt forward of the front end of
the slider.  The other end was similarly bolted to the slider.

To reach into the yak I suspended it on loops of webbing, cockpit side down,
and adjusted the height to make it tolerable/easy to get my upper torso inside
the cockpit.  It was a tight fit, even so.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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