I like this idea too. In my Delfin which is a very tight fit, my legs are too long for the pegs so I can use the front bulkhead. Even in the surf, I've never had a problem getting out. As they are, I don't think the bulkheads in the GTS are strong enough to take a 250 pounder pushing on them, but maybe I could beef them up. What I really don't like on this boat are the sliding rudder foot pegs. They can slide back when your foot's not on them and then it's really hard to get them back. The boat is missing it's rudder though and I don't plan to put one on till I find one in a junk yard, so I may get rid of the sliders till then. By the by, the Andrew McCauley show last night was chilling. To come so far, what an achievement. It seems to me they should have made Casper a watertight base on the back deck so Andrew could roll while paddling. I have to imagine the effort to re right kayak over the trip took a lot out of him and led to his demise. I agree with his wife, though, he made it. Mark -----Original Message----- > My answer has always been to use only foam bulkheads as foot braces. > This has many good advantages over adjustable pegs: I completely agree with this. My w/w boats all have adjustable bulkheads. I'd be very nervous in a w/w boat with foot pegs. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 16 2008 - 08:42:12 PDT
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