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Re: Here's How It Works
By:Mike Savage
Date: 11/21/2007, 9:51 am
In Response To: Here's How It Works *Pic* (Kurt Maurer)

: Seat's mounted to tubes that slide over the pedestal rails. The springy
: thingy keeps the seat from going backwards. Nothing keeps you from
: slamming forward when showering down the gas in reverse. Use caution.

: The foot brace, by the way, is a telescoping aluminum tube that spans the
: hull crossways, you can see it in this picture. It's mounted to auminum
: angle sections riveted to the hull, and secured with small hitch pins. I
: imagine I'll add something very much like it to Merl before long.

Hi Kurt,
Nice canoe.

That clip looks like what's used on hose connections in some cars and washing machines. But a bit bigger.
Can you fit some ahead of the seat as well? that would prevent the braking problem. :)

Mike Savage
South West Cork

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Merlin Canoe *LINK* *Pic*
Kurt Maurer -- 11/19/2007, 7:15 pm
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe
Pedro Almeida -- 11/23/2007, 2:08 pm
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe
Bill Hamm -- 11/23/2007, 1:44 am
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe
Kurt Maurer -- 11/23/2007, 10:49 am
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe
Bill Hamm -- 11/24/2007, 3:00 am
A REAL beauty Kurt! *NM*
Bob Deutsch -- 11/21/2007, 9:54 pm
Very pretty!
John Caldeira -- 11/21/2007, 8:46 pm
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe
Bryan Hansel -- 11/20/2007, 2:37 pm
Nice job - seat info?
Jay Babina -- 11/20/2007, 9:08 am
Re: Nice job - seat info? *LINK*
Kurt Maurer -- 11/20/2007, 10:47 am
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe
John Van Buren -- 11/20/2007, 7:13 am
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe *LINK*
John Schroeder -- 11/19/2007, 8:29 pm
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe
Kurt Maurer -- 11/19/2007, 9:04 pm
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe
Glen Smith -- 11/19/2007, 9:36 pm
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe *Pic*
Kurt Maurer -- 11/20/2007, 10:52 am
Here's How It Works *Pic*
Kurt Maurer -- 11/20/2007, 11:01 am
Re: Here's How It Works
Mike Savage -- 11/21/2007, 9:51 am
Thanks Kurt, clear as a bell! *NM*
Glen Smith -- 11/20/2007, 11:11 am
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe
Glen Smith -- 11/19/2007, 7:40 pm
Re: Launching: Merlin Canoe
Gary Kvasnicka -- 11/19/2007, 7:37 pm