Keith wrote: - >Looking for some advice regarding numbness >or lack of circulation in my legs when paddling G'Day Keith, I had a similar problem after fitting foam knee braces and hip padding. Could only sit in the boat for about an hour and made a right exhibition on landing. The following worked for me. I'm six foot one inch and 147lbs. 1. Left the hip padding alone, its snug but not too tight. 2. Reshaped the knee braces so that to brace I have to push my knees outwards to the hull. The knees are completely free to move if I bring them in to the centre of the cockpit. I've found that even in the roughest seas I seldom need to be knee bracing all the time. 3. Adjusted the footrests so that my legs were comfortably bent at the knees. Shorter friends of mine with the same problem have moved their seat forward. While working out the best arrangement we all tended to set up very temporary padding arrangements using spots of contact cement - experiment is everything - but its amazing how a problem that seems so dramatic will eventually be solved with experiment to find the right seating arrangement for you. Good luck and all the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Sun May 11 2003 - 02:19:41 PDT
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