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Room enough to straighten legs?
By:risto
Date: 10/27/2001, 4:38 am
In Response To: Re: Pump outflow/compass mount (Val Wann)

: I made some measurements before even cutting the bulkhead & found this
: setup would work for me, so I went with minimal plumbing. Especially since
: my foot rests are on the bulkhead rather than side rails.

Do you currently have enough room between those blocks so you can lay your feet flat and straight along the bottom, in case a cramp sets in? Some people advice against too tight a fit when using the front bulkhead as the foot brace, but with those blocks one just might get both, and even fit the pump there in between the blocks. That would however be tailoring the dimensions in extremis -a one man boat, not usable by smaller, nor by taller friends.

Messages In This Thread

Finally posting some pics *Pic*
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 11:16 am
Re: Finally posting some pics
risto -- 10/27/2001, 4:45 am
Say "No" to yellow! :)
Val Wann -- 10/28/2001, 6:25 pm
Pump outflow/compass mount *Pic*
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 11:36 am
Re: Pump outflow/compass mount
Jim Owens -- 10/26/2001, 1:48 pm
Re: Pump outflow/compass mount
Brian Nystrom -- 10/26/2001, 4:23 pm
Re: Pump outflow/compass mount
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 5:00 pm
Room enough to straighten legs?
risto -- 10/27/2001, 4:38 am
Yep
Val Wann -- 10/28/2001, 6:11 pm
Re: Pump outflow/compass mount
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 3:01 pm
Re: Compass deviation due to pump
Shawn Baker -- 10/26/2001, 5:35 pm
Re: Compass deviation due to pump
Craig -- 10/29/2001, 8:00 am
Re: Compass deviation due to pump
Shawn Baker -- 10/29/2001, 9:01 am
Re: Compass deviation due to pump
Severne -- 10/29/2001, 11:34 am
Re: Compass deviation due to pump
Kent LeBoutillier -- 10/29/2001, 7:49 pm
Foot operated pump *Pic*
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 11:30 am
Re: Foot operated pump
erez -- 10/26/2001, 6:10 pm
Re: Foot operated pump
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 7:54 pm
Day hatch *Pic*
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 11:26 am
Bulkheads *Pic*
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 11:24 am
Re: Nice Job
Shawn Baker -- 10/26/2001, 1:00 pm
Re: day hatches *Pic*
Dean Trexel -- 10/26/2001, 5:37 pm
Re: day hatches
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 3:19 pm
Re: Bulkheads
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 11:39 am
Re: Weight
Shawn Baker -- 10/26/2001, 1:01 pm
Somebody up there likes me *Pic*
Val Wann -- 10/26/2001, 11:20 am
Re: Poster material!
Don Beale -- 10/27/2001, 1:53 am
Re: Poster material!
Val Wann -- 10/28/2001, 6:42 pm