Re: [Paddlewise] peglegging when I hit the beach

Keith Wrage <keith.wrage_at_charter.net> wrote:

> Looking for some advice regarding numbness or lack of circulation
> in my  legs when paddling...and the resulting peglegging when I hit
> the beach:

I think Gabriel Romeu's diagnosis is close -- you need more support under
your upper thighs.  With your dimensions, though, that may squeeze you some
for getting in and out.  The Storm may just be too small a cockpit for a
6-8, 250 lb guy, Keith, depending on where you carry those 250 lbs.

Speaking as a guy who carries the weight in his mid-section and upper body,
you might want to consider a full-on custom minicell seat job.  See:
http://www.kayakfit.com/  for details on the process, and access to
materials.  Easier than it appears.

I did two:  one for my SO and one for me in an afternoon (after the gluing
of foam to cockpit was done -- I did this using velcro so I could remove the
seats as needed).  Squeeze in, make marks on the foam around thigh outline,
exit, take foam out, carve __with right-angle high-speed grinder equipped
with 80-grit__, emplace, repeat until comfy.

After a couple trips, you will find a hot spot or two you will want to take
down a little more.  Don't fret about over-carving.  The minicell takes
contact cement well (Weldwood brand -- solvent version is best), so you can
back-glue a chunk and recarve if needed.

Worth the investment of time.

--
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR

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