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)? They tend to be inherently pretty stable vs. conventional sea kayaks, and with knee/thigh straps and one of several available seat backs, they might provide a usable compromise of extension, hip angle and comfort. Ingress/egress would obbviously be a lot easier, as well, if that's a problem. You give up a good deal of hull speed in most of these boats (excluding the surf-ski variety), but my Scrambler will move along at a reasonable pace, is much cheaper than an equivalent closed deck kayak, has provisions for some in-hull storage, and can carry a huge cooler in the after deck well! Jack Martin *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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. The seat on the Heritage models is pretty high, designed so you don't sit in a puddle all the time. They're also tremendously stable, so you could pad it up some without it becoming too tender. Steve *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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 can try one of the Feathercraft boats. The seat in my K1 is adjustable in a very wide range. -- Rainer Schroeter, Marburg, Germany *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks to the folks who wrote with suggestions for my friend Bill, with the titanium hips. His problem is he has to have his knees below his hips so he doesn't exceed an 80 deg. angle at the hip joint. That seems to make a SOT type the only way to go. I thought of the Heritage Nomad or Expedition as possibilities, as well as John Winters Tribalance design or one of the EZ riders with outrigger. It has to be something damn stable to allow sitting him with his butt higher than his knees. This raises the center of gravity kind of high. Trouble with most boats including my Cobra is that you sit with your knees elevated rather than depressed and he can't get his hips to bend up to a 90 deg. angle from straight, let alone get his knees higher than the hips. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Flory, San Jose, CA. daflory_at_pacbell.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speak softly and study Aikido, then you won't need a big stick. ©2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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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