Jack Fu wrote: > > Jed, > > My Romany is fitted with minicell knee bracing exactly like yours. > It works beautifully. > > Earl is fitting his Skerray with minicell thigh bracing now, but we > thought before he started that if there are pre-fabricated bolt-ons > or glue-ons, it would save some labor. (Working on a kayak > plunked down on the floor of the kitchen-dining area of an apartment > not easy!) a couple of things that may make it easier, dollar store serrated knives make quick work of the rough out in the 3" minicell- better than an electric carving knife. a very light coating of contact cement is great for repositioning on trials dragonskin will quickly carve out the nuances of shape. drywall open face sandpaper refines it. I think that Jed has the right idea in placing the brace back from direct pressure on the kneecap. a thin wedge where the top of the leg hit the pad helps to mechanically keep the pad glued in and gives additional gluing surface area You can fill your front bulkhead with ice and insulate the back to provide additional uses in a kitchen-dining area. Anybody have any difficulty with the pre-existing thigh braces in the coaming digging in the upper part of your legs in a Romany? I have skinny legs but very long and am coming up with this problem. > > > Jack, > > > > Is there enough room next to the coaming to glue in some 3" minicell? > > When I first got my Explorer I wanted knee hooks and found I could carve > some > > very aggressive ones out of a small piece of 3" foam. I found the 3" foam > > worked very well as long as I really thought about how I wanted it to fit. > I > > placed mine just behind the head of the femur. It really made a big > > difference. > > > > Jed > -- Gabriel L Romeu http://studiofurniture.com furniture, mixed media http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR a daily observation, photograph ± text http://studiofurniture.com/paint paintings, etchings, photographs and objects *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 09 2001 - 21:15:35 PDT
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