10-14-2011, 02:26 PM
[cool][#0000ff]On my posted trip to Lincoln Beach, I wanted to try out my new "foot stirrups". [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The standard foot bar on the Renegade is supposed to serve as a place to prop your feet or to use as a stopper when you are rowing. But the reality is that it is far too close to the seat to work for anybody bigger than average height. I am MUCH bigger, so I find it impossible to even get my flippered feet up under and then onto the bar. And then my knees are so bunched up in front of me that I cannot use the oars anyway.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]My solution was to rig up foot "stirrups" on either side of the craft...using the hard rubber connectors supplied for the foot bar setup. These were made from 1" schedule 40 PVC and are very stout. They are not strong enough to permit standing on them but they held up under a lot of pressure I put on them...both while rowing and while under electric motor power.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I used 3/8" bolts on my first attempt, but found that ring pins worked just as well...and were easier to install and remove for more compact packing of the Renegade.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]The models in the attached pics used a couple of PVC joints...including a 45 degree angle connector. After using them once I plan to use just a straight piece of pipe from the hard rubber connection to the "stirrup" portion at the bottom. That will create a straight line pull and the length can be cut to fit the operators desired size.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]The big thing I wanted to accomplish is being able to bring up my fin-clad feet and prop them on something without having to hit myself in the face with my knees...and then to be able to just as easily disengage when ready. Mission accomplished. And the stirrups did not get in the way of using my fins...or of landing fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The standard foot bar on the Renegade is supposed to serve as a place to prop your feet or to use as a stopper when you are rowing. But the reality is that it is far too close to the seat to work for anybody bigger than average height. I am MUCH bigger, so I find it impossible to even get my flippered feet up under and then onto the bar. And then my knees are so bunched up in front of me that I cannot use the oars anyway.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]My solution was to rig up foot "stirrups" on either side of the craft...using the hard rubber connectors supplied for the foot bar setup. These were made from 1" schedule 40 PVC and are very stout. They are not strong enough to permit standing on them but they held up under a lot of pressure I put on them...both while rowing and while under electric motor power.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I used 3/8" bolts on my first attempt, but found that ring pins worked just as well...and were easier to install and remove for more compact packing of the Renegade.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]The models in the attached pics used a couple of PVC joints...including a 45 degree angle connector. After using them once I plan to use just a straight piece of pipe from the hard rubber connection to the "stirrup" portion at the bottom. That will create a straight line pull and the length can be cut to fit the operators desired size.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]The big thing I wanted to accomplish is being able to bring up my fin-clad feet and prop them on something without having to hit myself in the face with my knees...and then to be able to just as easily disengage when ready. Mission accomplished. And the stirrups did not get in the way of using my fins...or of landing fish.[/#0000ff]
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