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Re: Nick, a question about the design in your book
By:Earl Bailey
Date: 8/1/2000, 11:51 am
In Response To: Re: Nick, a question about the design in your book *Pic* (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

I have used your rudder designed foot braces on my Great Auk with one modification. I split the foot rest horizontally about 1 1/2 inches from the bottom. I mounted that in a fixed position and have the top part as a movable rudder control as per your book. This way I have a firm footbrace for my heels to brace against and the rudder control with my toes is still good. Next time I would make the bottom slightly wider - maybe 2 or 2 1/2 inches. I like the overall feel of these foot braces and the support they give. Earl

: I built my first kayak with a rudder control similar to the footbraces in my
: book. I found it very confortable. The same concerns about sand apply to
: it as the commercially available braces, but the design does not tend to
: trap sand in places that cause problems.

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Spidey -- 7/30/2000, 1:30 am
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Scott Lee -- 7/31/2000, 3:19 pm
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david -- 7/31/2000, 12:32 pm
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Spidey -- 7/31/2000, 10:08 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/30/2000, 12:14 pm
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Tig and Tink -- 8/2/2000, 12:52 am
Nick, a question about the design in your book
Allen M. -- 7/31/2000, 8:22 am
Re: Nick, a question about the design in your book *Pic*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/31/2000, 9:51 am
Re: Nick, a question about the design in your book
Earl Bailey -- 8/1/2000, 11:51 am
Re: Nick, a question about the design in your book
Sam McFadden -- 7/31/2000, 11:42 am
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Spidey -- 7/30/2000, 1:42 pm
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Dwight -- 7/30/2000, 6:18 pm
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Dean Trexel -- 7/30/2000, 12:07 pm
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Spidey -- 7/30/2000, 1:35 pm
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Dean Trexel -- 7/30/2000, 3:17 pm
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Dwight -- 7/30/2000, 12:06 pm
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Spidey -- 7/30/2000, 1:25 pm
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Larry C. -- 7/30/2000, 8:28 am
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Spidey -- 7/30/2000, 1:12 pm
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lee -- 7/30/2000, 1:49 am
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Spidey -- 7/30/2000, 1:06 pm
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lee -- 7/30/2000, 11:49 pm
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Spidey -- 7/31/2000, 10:04 pm
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Dean Trexel -- 7/30/2000, 3:43 pm
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Spidey -- 7/31/2000, 10:19 pm
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badjer10 -- 7/30/2000, 7:13 pm