Catherine Veraghen wrote: > > Elaine Harmon wrote: > > Also, I have seen recommended this trick: put something like a long narrow > > drybag, or just a rolled-up anything, under your legs at the knees. Of > > course don't overdo it or you might have a problem wet-exiting (?) e > > It's not a matter of moving the footpegs, but a matter of cockpit height. The > top of the cockpit is too low to allow my knees to bend enough. I have tried > adding padding to the seat as well, to in effect reduce the "rise" in the > seat front, but found that I end up sitting uncomfortably high in the boat. > It puts my balance off. I have a Sealion, which is supposed to fit larger > paddlers well. I have also paddled several versions of the Looksha line, and > found that they have a higher cockpit, and fit better. I guess I'll just have > to start shopping for another boat, and reserve the Sealion for "guests". > Damn;)!! The problem of insufficient depth in the cockpit ... an issue for those of us guys who are big folks in the cockpit area (not bragging) -- is best resolved by yarding out the existing seat and replacing it with custom-carved minicell foam (not as bad as it sounds). Most commercial seats do not put your butt directly on the inside of the hull -- in some cases there is up to an inch of space. Believe me, an extra inch of depth can really make a tight thigh situation disappear fast! (So will laying off pizza -- but that's a personal choice!) So far, I have replaced two commercial seats and am about to do a third one. There was an article in Sea Kayaker a year or so ago by a guy from WAKE (Hagen's neck of the woods) which detailed the process. My addendum is to use a high-speed right-angle grinder with 80 grit on it -- makes sculpting tush/thigh recesses easy as pie! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 27 1999 - 17:26:22 PDT
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