Joan, I agree, spending a whole day kneeling is not for the uninitiated. I always carry a child's swimming pool kickboard as a kneeeling pad. If I kneel more than 4-5 miles at a stretch I switch back and forth between that and a throwable life preserver/seat cushion which is thicker and softer. One can also sit on a seat cushion instead of a seat, which brings the weight down by several critical inches. I also have some nylon sling saddles which clip onto the gunwales. If they are extended down a bit I can slide the seat cushion under the sling seat (so the gunwales don't carry all the weight) and get a height and support combination which is somewhat comfortable and can be moved fore and aft to balance the boat. The main thing, I think, is to have some alternatives available and be willing to try them out. jerry. jerry. At 09:22 PM 01/24/2000 -0500, JSpinner_at_aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 1/24/00 4:45:59 PM, jhawkins_at_cisco.com writes: > ><< An overloaded bow sucks. An overloaded stern sucks too, but not nearly as >badly as an overloaded bow. If you must use a very heavy paddler in the bow, >try having him paddle kneeling just behind the bow seat. This latter >solution has several advantages: >> > >Heavy paddlers will not kneel. It is painful the heavier one is and if they >are new they will be so tired in the first mile you will have just a >"wonderful" trip with a grumpy companion. > I come from a canoe background and the kneeling position is great if your >knees can take it but without practice they can't. > >Joan Spinner > * * * >Paddling the Chesapeake Bay watershed >In a red, CD Breeze or >a yellow/white Dagger Meridian SK >and a 17' Grumman no one wants to argue with >*************************************************************************** >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/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jan 25 2000 - 09:02:34 PST
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