> My Kahuna came standard with the same adjustable footpegs as the K-Light. > They also serve as the rudder petals by not tightening them down. Mine is an > older boat, so perhaps something has changed. > I agree, they aren't very good footpegs, but mainly because they aren't very > comfortable, and sometimes rotate out of position. Still, a nice kayak > overall. On my homebuilt folders, I position a cross section so that it also > serves as the footbrace. Of course, rudder pedals can be used as footpegs, so-so. (Haven't seen designated footpegs for Kahuna). I had to wrap a piece of closed-cell foam around those pedals to create more foot support. Incidentally this also helped to stop them from rotating all the way down, due to increased thickness. A sort of el-chipo version of Yakpadz (considered buying them, but they are said to corrode in sea water due to some regular-quality steel parts). Overall kayak (Kahuna) is OK, rudder control seems to be one of its very few unresolved problems. Its packed weight and size were the reasons why I have chosen it over Klepper, having in mind those airline restrictions that Ralph has mentioned. I think size restrictions (158 cm total of 3 dimensions per each of 2 bags) didn't allow transporting Klepper AE1 (without any sail rig) even before 9/11, not to mention AE2 - unless passenger would pay extra charge for each bag. Airlines just were more lenient prior to 9/11. Weight restrictions did change in the last couple of years, unfortunately. *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 08 2004 - 00:26:59 PST
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