Re: [Paddlewise] Thanks! Was "Where to buy footbraces?"

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At 08:33 PM 6/21/02 -0700, Alan Bristol wrote:
>
>The Yakima brand looks good as it^Òs of metal construction, 
>looks as if
>they will work with a rudder. I don't have a rudder installed but
>like the option of being able to add one.

The standard Yakima foot braces will *not* work with a rudder.  There are 
essentially two types of foot braces you can get if you want a rudder.  The 
most common is the sliding foot pegs style.  The disadvantage of this type 
is the you rarely get a firm peg even when the rudder is up and secured in 
whatever is set up to hold the rudder on the deck.  When the rudder is 
deployed you can't push on the foot peg when you want to brace or roll 
without moving the rudder and having peg go forward.

The other style is the "gas pedal" style.  The peg remains fixed in the 
rail (but adjustable) and the rudder cables are controlled by pressing the 
of the peg (like a gas pedal).  This style is found on Prijon and Seaward 
boats and are available from Wildnet (the U.S. Prijon distributor) at:
https://shop.wildnet.com/products.asp?pline=PARTSK
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