From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu> > JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com wrote: > > > > Dave wrote, "...I have a good friend (retired firefighter) who has had two hip replacements. He is intrigued by kayaking but can't get more than an 80 degree angle at the hip, which makes sitting in a regular kayak pretty difficult." > > > > Ever think of a sit-on-top (SOT)? > > That was my thought, also. Same here. However, since you sit in a decked boat with knees bent which means an angle at the hips, does it matter whether his feet are level at his hips or not? You don't sit with feet straight out in front of you. Has he actually tried sitting in a kayak... any kayak... to check to see if it might work ok for him? Cheers, Jackie *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hi All, Ralph would know better than I, but how about a folding boat? I haven't been in one in years but it seems like some of the old Folbots were so stable that one could sit up on the backrest and paddle. Another possibility that would probably be cheaper and possibly more efficient would be a canoe. The purists would scoff but he could still use a kayak paddle and there would be very few limitations in terms of seat configuration. Hope you find a way to help get your friend out on the water. Cheers, Rob Cookson "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin > ********* *************************************************************************** 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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