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Re: cockpit size
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 6/13/2001, 9:22 am
In Response To: cockpit size (Jeff Palmer)

Put a yard stick on the floor and sit on it. You should be able to see how wide your cockpit should be. The length required depends on the length of your legs, how much difference there is between the height of the front and back of the cockpit, and how easily you want it to be able to get in and out.

: How do you determine the size of cockpit needed for a Guillemot or Redfish
: kayaks. I am 5'8" and weigh (gulp) 220 lbs. I'm not sure from the
: beam dimensions if my 36" waist will fit in. Thanks, Jeff

Messages In This Thread

cockpit size
Jeff Palmer -- 6/12/2001, 10:36 pm
Re: cockpit size
Ken Sutherland -- 6/16/2001, 4:26 pm
Re: cockpit size
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/13/2001, 9:22 am
Re: cockpit size/ Question - Nick . . .
David Elles -- 6/13/2001, 12:13 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/13/2001, 5:32 pm
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Bradley Stott -- 6/14/2001, 10:27 am