Re: [Paddlewise] Leg Circulation

From: Michael Daly <mikedaly_at_magma.ca>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:52:16 -0400
On 25 Jul 2005 at 19:13, John Gamel wrote:

> I find that after a couple of hours of paddling, I have difficulty
> getting out of the cockpit of my Impex Assateague...not so much
> because of my height (6'3" w/34-inch inseam), but because my legs
> don't want to work very well.

The odds are it's your seat, or rather the whole problem of your 
backside and upper thighs not getting good support.  I seem to 
remember that the Assateague's seat is relatively flat.  That makes 
for poor support.  Ideally, you'll want to get a shape that contacts 
a lot more of your backside.  Some paddlers have made seats that are 
shaped like their backsides by making a mold -see the Kayak Wiki 
page: 
<http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-
sys/cgiwrap/guille/wiki.pl?Making_A_Seat>

Mike
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