> Jeff, I don't get it. Foot pedal screw acts like a brake - pedal won't slide > if I screw it too tight. Or, with incomplete tightening, it will slide in a > narrow space between 2 rivets on the rail (they are rivets). You have it Alex! The idea is that if the tension screw on the foot-peg is up against a rivet, even if it works loose it won't slide and cause leg to become longer than the other after 10-miles! As for the straps, I believe the idea is to prevent the pedals from rotating downward by tension from above. I've also seen a retrofit where the foot-pedals where connected by a horizontal bar which forced them into position. However, the reason the foot-pedals slip down in the first place is rotation of the chine-tube. So anything that prevents this (a washer on the chine-tube for tension against the hull, for example) will help. In any case, making sure to press with the ball of the foot against the pedal lessens the downward slippage. Jeff *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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