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Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs?
By:Mike Savage
Date: 7/3/2010, 6:14 pm
In Response To: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs? (Doug S)

: I'm trying to figure out what to do for my kayak's foot pegs
: (yost-style SOF). I finally got it off of the strongback last
: night and sat in it! I've been on the fence with what to do for
: foot braces/pegs. I noticed last night that the bow float bag
: runs right up to where my feet would go.

: Does anyone see anything against using that as my foot rest?

: I'm wondering about wear + tear on the clear plastic vinyl bag
: (pushing would cause it to rub the frame).

: Thoughts? Opinions? Witty commentary?

: -Doug

Hi Doug,
By preference, I would go for foot braces/pegs. I tried using an airbag as a footrest/brace in an old glass kayak I had years back and found it unsatisfactory. It was too 'squishy'. In that boat (yes, it was a boat) I put in some FG "angle iron" and fitted a full bar footrest. Primitive but effective.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

Messages In This Thread

Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs?
Doug S -- 7/1/2010, 9:40 pm
Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs?
Mike Savage -- 7/3/2010, 6:14 pm
Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs?
Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2010, 8:07 am
Foot pegs? Use what you have
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/3/2010, 12:42 am
Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs? *PIC*
Kudzu -- 7/2/2010, 11:26 am
Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs?
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2010, 8:36 am
Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs?
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2010, 8:34 am
Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs?
Dave Gentry -- 7/2/2010, 8:19 am
Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs?
Mike Bielski -- 7/1/2010, 9:58 pm
Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs?
Foster -- 7/2/2010, 10:37 am
Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs?
Clayton Plunkett -- 7/1/2010, 9:56 pm
Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs? *PIC*
Clayton Plunkett -- 7/6/2010, 5:59 pm
Re: Other: Float Bag / Foot Pegs?
Doug S -- 7/7/2010, 10:44 am