In a message dated 5/15/2003 11:09:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com writes: > ... Me. I have a custom glass seat in my most-often paddled boat. It comes > no higher than the top of my pelvis. Never had a backrest. ... My first glass touring boat had an integral molded seat hanging from the cockpit rim. There were no provisions for a backrest with that seat and I never missed it even back then (during "the early years" :-). That boat had no provisions for foot rests either, nor did I miss them -- I paddled with my heels together and my knees splayed out -- and jammed under the deck if the conditions called for serious boat control. That minimal set-up served me well for years on fresh and salt water, in flat calm and somewhat breezier conditions, whether out for an afternoon (or early morning) or for a few days. I reckon that the leg position I describe above makes it easier for me to hold my torso erect and slightly forward of vertical, which seems to help me more with a strong and efficient stroke than any amount of cockpit outfitting. Then again I've come to appreciate bits of cockpit outfitting to provide greater comfort over the years ... :-) Best regards, Ralph Ralph C. Hoehn Folding Boat Center P.O. Box 700 Enfield NH 03748 info_at_FoldingBoatCenter.com www.FoldingBoatCenter.com phone: +1-802-649-2555 -- Ralph phone: +1-603-632-9500 -- Alv (yup, they rhyme) *************************************************************************** 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 Fri May 16 2003 - 07:21:53 PDT
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