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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Sep 09 1999 - 11:39:52 PDT
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