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Re: Custom fitting a walrus: first find a walrus .
By:Rehd
Date: 4/17/2001, 11:30 am
In Response To: Custom fitting a walrus: first find a walrus . . . (Paul G. Jacobson)

: The usual way to do anything, when you have no data to work from, is called
: "trial and error". In this case we can avoid a lot of errors by
: getting a little data ahead of time. Even so, the answers are going to
: have to be unique to your boat and your circumstances.

Boy, I was afraid of that!! I had sorta figured I'd be going through all that bother, and that's why I had hoped to find the " Quick and Easy " route. ( someone else already did it )

Maybe after
: building, and fitting out, a handful of these craft you might cquire
: enough information to come up with some "average" seat locations

Hey, my living-room ain't that big. But, you're right. It will take some doing to get it perfect, and in fact may never be as all paddlers are different. The felcro strips sound like a good idea and will probably be my first choice. Guess I'll deal with that when it's upright and I can get a good look at it.

Thanks Paul

Rehd

Messages In This Thread

Double-Open Walrus Cockpit ?
Rehd -- 4/16/2001, 8:30 pm
here is another thought
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/17/2001, 11:54 pm
Re: Double-Open Walrus Cockpit ?
Tom Kurth -- 4/17/2001, 7:28 pm
Re: Double-Open Walrus Cockpit ?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/17/2001, 11:27 pm
Re: measure doubles at a kayak shop
Erez -- 4/17/2001, 4:32 pm
Re: measure doubles at a kayak shop
Rehd -- 4/17/2001, 6:04 pm
Re: Double-Open Walrus Cockpit ?
Bill Price -- 4/17/2001, 12:58 pm
Custom fitting a walrus: first find a walrus . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/17/2001, 12:46 am
Re: Custom fitting a walrus: first find a walrus .
Rehd -- 4/17/2001, 11:30 am
Re: Custom fitting a walrus: first find a walrus .
John Monfoe -- 4/17/2001, 5:31 am