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From: <MJAkayaker_at_aol.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Sandal/foot pedal entrapment?
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 23:06:54 EDT
In a message dated 6/1/01 9:29:40 PM Central Daylight Time, JSpinner_at_aol.com 
writes:


>     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 
> 

I have found that by using my hand pump I can reset the pegs from most any 
position.  I use my foot on the back of the peg to release the catch while at 
the same time pushing forward on the peg with the end of the pump.  If the 
peg is so far back towards me that I can not use my foot to release the catch 
it means that I can reach down and move it one or two clicks forward with my 
hand and then move it the rest of the needed distance using the hand 
pump/foot method.  My newer kayak has a larger cockpit and so far I have been 
able to make the necessary re-adjustemnts by hand rather than with the pump. 

I would much prefer someway to better "lock" the pegs in position.  

Mark J. Arnold

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