Peter, I am a proud owner of the Vitudden Kajak you are asking about. I actually purchased it for the width. I am a ...err.. ...uhm.. full figured guy (i.e. kinda' fat). The model you refer to is the "Ocean". The kajak has two bulkheads. The big difference is that the front bulkhead is a little farther forward than on most boats. With the use of gas-pedal type rudder controls one is able to stretch out in the cockpit. If you look at the pictures on the web site, the front bulkhead is actually forward of the hatch. So after opening the hatch, on the fore deck, you have a second, vertical, hatch "with a vault like door" forward. The open space below the hatch is where your feet end up if you are laying down. Your legs go between the rudder pedals. It is open all the way to the rear bulkhead, just behind the seat. Picture your head where your butt usually sits. It doesn't work for me because my shoulders are too broad to fit in the cockpit. The below link is to a dealer of these kajaks. It is a top view of the boat. You should be able to see how from the back of the cockpit to the front of the fore hatch there is room. http://www.kayak.se/images/gif/kajaker/oceanov14.gif Let me know if my explanation is unclear and I can try again. .Hal BTW: The deck fittings are nice :- ) I suppose the only catch is they seem designed for a flat surface and don't work well on a curved surface because of the diameter. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Sep 06 2000 - 11:24:35 PDT
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