In a message dated 5/29/01 2:01:33 PM, MJAkayaker_at_aol.com writes: << I have the "Keepers" footrests in both of my kayaks. I could not figure out how they could get caught on my sandals, but I have seen things happen when rolling around in the surf that I never expected could happen. With the Keepers I feel a little safer since they slide right off the tracks when you apply any rear pressure. In fact it is a real annoyance that they often slip back a notch or two if I adjust my seating position or pull my little drink cooler back to me. Are my Keepers just really loose or do other people have this same situation? They have never slipped forward on me without releasing the catch. >> I've been a bit out of the loop for a while and will actually be off the list altogether as of Sun. afternoon so this may have been responded to. This sounds VERY alarmingly dangerous unless you can reach down in rough water and move the peg back into a position where it is useful. I got into a stupid situation where one of my pegs moved too far towards me and I couldn't paddle with my foot on it. It was just not possible. My cockpit was too small for me to reach down and move it back where I could fix it with my feet. I had to paddle some distance with it like that until I could get up on the back deck to fix it. (I have to ground the boat to do this.) I was exhausted and by back hurt fiercely then and the next day. I felt that I was very unsafe and if I had gone over I would have been totally unable to roll back up as it was my onside peg that was missing. This wasn't an issue of the sliding pegs from a rudder but actually needing to press on the back side and top side at the same time to move it. Moving or mushy pegs is one of the biggest reasons I object to most rudders, other than their lack in the aesthetics arena. Has anyone found a way to solve the issue of a lost peg or two? One of our guys lost a peg off the slide and into the drink after a blown roll. I get a bit afraid when I see something like this. It can happen and then what? Joan Spinner *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
From: <JSpinner_at_aol.com> > Moving or mushy pegs is one of the biggest reasons I object to most > rudders, other than their lack in the aesthetics arena. Gas pedal type foot pegs are the answer here. That's why I put the Seaward rudder pedals in my Solstice. > Has anyone found a way to solve the issue of a lost peg or two? Assuming you're talking about rudderless craft, you could put two footpegs on each track. If the first peg breaks, just slide the second into place. A few ounce penalty on overall weight and a few bucks for the extra pedals. This also lets two different sized folks share a kayak without needing to adjust the pedals. This won't solve the problem of a track breaking, though. Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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