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Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye"
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/29/2011, 2:08 am
In Response To: Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye" (Sean D)

: Hear. Hear

: I just took the back support (foam pillar) out of my Point Bennett
: because I found I was leaning on it too much and the pressure
: points were starting to irritate me. In my plastic boat (Baffin
: by Boreal Design) I let the back band go so slack that I could
: not feel it. At first I had it too tight and, again I was
: getting pain from the pressure.

: There's a lot to be said for sitting up straight. If I want to
: slouch a bit, i.e., recline, I simply lean back against the
: cockpit coaming.

: Sean

I've taken all the back bands out or same as you just let them be loose too. Good posture has it's own rewards.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Petrel "Fisheye" *PIC*
Rick Jensen -- 9/26/2011, 9:29 pm
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye" *NM* *PIC*
Rick Jensen -- 9/26/2011, 9:38 pm
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye" *PIC*
Rick Jensen -- 9/26/2011, 9:49 pm
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye"
dave g -- 9/26/2011, 9:51 pm
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye"
Bill Hamm -- 9/27/2011, 1:50 am
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye"
Bob Johns -- 9/27/2011, 4:11 am
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye"
jim meinecke -- 9/27/2011, 5:16 pm
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye"
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 9/27/2011, 4:15 am
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye"
Mike Bielski -- 9/27/2011, 8:47 am
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye"
Bryan Hansel -- 9/27/2011, 10:41 am
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye"
Bill Hamm -- 9/28/2011, 2:50 am
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye"
Sean D -- 9/28/2011, 7:35 am
Re: Launching: Petrel "Fisheye"
Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2011, 2:08 am