on 8/11/00 4:44 AM, Aaron Cunningham at acunning_at_seanet.com wrote: snip > The rudder pedals don't slide they pivot on fixed pegs (i.e. you push with > your toes). Even with some tweaking, I had to quit afater bout an hour > because my calves started to twitch... New Kayaker, don't buy a kayak with a rudder. Get a kayak that is designed to carve turns and is balanced to behave well in the wind. Then take some lessons on paddle strokes from a good instructor that does not use a rudder. > 2. Is their a free online boat comparison tool? i.e. a web database of > boat specs that yopu could compare multiple boats... If not (and if there > isn't already a project running, I'm thinking I may start on this... (after > I finish some other projects). Would this be useful to people on this list? > ( And if it is, Jackie, does wherever you host Paddlewise support DB > applications? If so, and the price changes (assuming you don't host out of > the house) I might be able to cover the difference.) snip Talk to Matt Broze (Mariner Kayaks). He has tested more kayaks than anyone I know of. I don't think he has this info on-line. Stop in and see him tomorrow when you go to NWOC, he is only a few doors away. While you are there arrange to try some of the Mariner kayaks. Rex *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 11 2000 - 00:38:46 PDT
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