Luke Hoffman wrote: > > Thanks to everybody who provided input on the Perception Eclipse. I went > down to the outdoor store at lunch and tried it on. I found entrance and > exit a little difficult. This kind of surprised because several people in > my size range (around 6' 2") through the cockpit was roomy. When I was in > the cockpit it felt pretty good, but when I was getting in and getting out > the thigh braces blocked me a little bit. I ended up having to wedge both > knees together and then come out. It wasn't pretty. Be leery of this. Were you wearing your "normal" paddling togs and footgear? If not, consider that a 3 mm wetsuit will make the fit tighter. Are the thigh braces of a type which can be shaved somewhat to fit you better? Also ask for (and get) a demonstration of how the seat cam be repositioned rearward an inch (no more!) if that's what you need. I have not done that with the seat on an Eclipse, but it is not too tricky on earlier models of sea kayaks Perception makes. Don't move the seat more than an inch -- you can seriously alter the trim of the boat and that will affect its paddling performance. If you really love the boat, and have to move the seat to fit it, then you will have to always paddle with some ballast in the front compartment to get the trim back to where it should be. Although it is normal to do some outfitting to make the cockpit fit you, personally, moving the seat back should be done cautiously. Matt Broze can probably elucidate the whys and wherefores for us. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Oct 19 2000 - 13:24:27 PDT
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