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Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits
By:Jay Babina
Date: 3/18/2008, 8:45 am
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits (Björn Thomasson)

The main reason many paddlers like ocean cockpits is the thigh bracing. With a paddled block in the center, it gives you a solidity and security with your thighs that no bracing along the sides of the coaming can duplicate. In my kayaks, you can't bring your right knee to the left side of the kayak unless you drop them off the foot pegs - yet I can be totally loose and relaxed while paddling and never feel like I can slide off any braces. One of the subliminal advantages of the ocean cockpit from a design standpoint is a longer deck which adds to the long lean look of the kayak. A duplicate version of two kayaks, the ocean version will look longer. All visual considerations are important to me and connect to the design. Did I mention you look cool in them?

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Seeking: Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits
Kudzu -- 3/17/2008, 12:28 pm
Re: Seeking: Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits
Kudzu -- 4/15/2008, 10:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2008, 1:40 pm
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Andy Waddington -- 3/19/2008, 5:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2008, 4:26 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/20/2008, 12:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/20/2008, 2:54 pm
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Kudzu -- 3/20/2008, 5:08 pm
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Glen Smith -- 3/20/2008, 5:19 pm
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Kudzu -- 3/20/2008, 5:48 pm
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Glen Smith -- 3/20/2008, 5:50 pm
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Kyle H. -- 4/10/2008, 6:03 pm
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Bj�rn Thomasson -- 4/13/2008, 12:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/13/2008, 1:34 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 4/11/2008, 7:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/18/2008, 1:26 am
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AaronH -- 3/17/2008, 11:01 pm
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Kudzu -- 3/17/2008, 11:33 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/18/2008, 2:50 pm
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Don Goss -- 3/18/2008, 8:23 am
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HenkA -- 3/17/2008, 10:58 pm
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Kudzu -- 3/17/2008, 11:28 pm
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Björn Thomasson -- 3/17/2008, 6:32 pm
Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits
Jay Babina -- 3/18/2008, 8:45 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/17/2008, 5:18 pm
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Kudzu -- 3/17/2008, 5:50 pm
Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits
Jay Babina -- 3/17/2008, 4:05 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 3/17/2008, 2:29 pm
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Greg Clopton -- 3/17/2008, 7:28 pm
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Mike Savage -- 3/17/2008, 8:04 pm
Re: Seeking: Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits *Pic*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 3/17/2008, 2:24 pm
Fixed link to image *Pic*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 3/17/2008, 3:03 pm
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Kudzu -- 3/17/2008, 5:54 pm
Qaanaaq style cockpit
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 3/18/2008, 7:55 am
Thanks! Very interesting. *NM*
Kudzu -- 3/18/2008, 9:59 am