In a message dated 1/29/00 6:37:01 AM Pacific Standard Time, michaeldaly_at_home.com writes: << My expectation was that the pump and pedals shown sat inboard of the kayak footpegs and you could take your feet off the footpegs and shift them to the pump pedals to activate the pump. This approach seems to me to be a good one - two footpegs for paddling, two pump pedals for pumping. >> I can understand the enthusiasm to invent and tinker. If people did not try to improve themselves we would all be living in caves and boating on logs with sticks for paddles. But the beauty of the ancient kayak design is the simplicity. A narrow boat shape that you ware around your waist. We turn to this elemental from of transport from a machine enhanced world of technology. We drive to the waters edge in a steel and plastic mechanized monster (no matter now compact), pull this elegant and sample shape off the roof. Step in and move across the sea. It may be part illusion, the kayak is made of plastic or fiberglass, our cloths are ploy this or that, and we tether ourselves to the tech world with radio and GPS, but the idea, the goal for my is to strip away as much mechanical machine as fear for safety will allow. For the novice, acquiring skill and experience and paddling with others is the best safety insurance. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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