RE: [Paddlewise] Sea Lion Rudder Mods

From: Bill Leonhardt <WJLeonhardt_at_bnl.gov>
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 14:35:49 -0400
At 01:54 PM 9/9/99 -0400, Joe Brzoza <joebr_at_burton.com>wrote:
SNIP
>For example, on one occasion I stretched my legs out in front of me (taking
>my feet off the pegs), and when I went to return to my footing I
>accidentally hit the back of one of the pegs and sent it sliding toward the
>stern.   I narrowly got my footing back before having to brace for a wave.  
>

This has happened to me as well (and I don't have a Sea Lion).  I also find
that if I don't check to confirm that the pedals are in their proper place
after carrying my boat to the water's edge, I find myself in the boat
trying to fasten the spray skirt and not being able to get my feet on the
pedals.  Pain in the ass!!

>So I have been considering attaching one end of a bungie cord to the back
>(bow side) of a footpeg and the other end to a point further towards the
>bow.  With a little tension placed on the bungie it should theoretically
>pull the pegs toward the bow and eliminate this stern sliding issue.  
>

>Make sense?
>


Makes a lotta sense to me!

Bill Leonhardt
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Received on Thu Sep 09 1999 - 11:39:52 PDT

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