> 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." > Perhaps he should check out a seat for a decked canoe. The kneeling position should get his hips in the near 80 degree range without the extra height needed with the legs extended. I don't know if there are any sea kayak manufacturers that offer a canoe seat option, but there are a number of whitewater manufacturers that do. Just some food for thought. Mike -- Paddling along through fog so thick that only one's thoughts are visible, your reverie is abruptly shattered by the ancient cry of a great blue heron as she lifts uncertainly from the brilliant blue of a mussel-shell beach witnessed only by the brooding, wet spruce....your passage home seems as much back through time as it does through space. Mark H Hunt *************************************************************************** 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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