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Re: Foam vs Schade Foot Rest
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 2/13/2003, 5:37 pm
In Response To: Foam vs Schade Foot Rest (grant)

: How would you compare the foam against the sliding rest in Nick's book?

I haven't built one, but I have sat in one of Eric's boats that had one. The contour and foot support is far superior to commercial foot rests such as Keepers and Yakima. I can't vouch for the durability, though. Like Shawn, I set up my boats to fit me and I'm not concerned whether they fit anyone else. On commercial boats, I remove the adjustable foot rests, install gooped-up bolts in the holes and store the parts so I can reinstall them if I sell the boat. On boats I build, I don't install adjustable foot rests at all.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Weight of footbraces & other parts *LINK* *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 2/12/2003, 8:16 am
Re: Strip: Weight of footbraces & other parts
Brian Nystrom -- 2/12/2003, 2:00 pm
I like Keepers! *NM*
Larry C. -- 2/12/2003, 8:14 pm
Not me!
Brian Nystrom -- 2/13/2003, 12:44 pm
Re: Not me!
Larry C. -- 2/13/2003, 6:27 pm
Re: Not me!
Brian Nystrom -- 2/14/2003, 12:00 pm
Re: Not me!
Shawn Baker -- 2/13/2003, 2:11 pm
Foam vs Schade Foot Rest
grant -- 2/13/2003, 4:14 pm
Re: Foam vs Schade Foot Rest
Bill Price -- 2/14/2003, 2:44 pm
Re: Foam vs Schade Foot Rest ~ foot room
Jim Kozel -- 2/14/2003, 3:00 pm
Re: Foam vs Schade Foot Rest ~ foot room
Ted Henry -- 2/14/2003, 5:33 pm
Re: Foam vs Schade Foot Rest
Brian Nystrom -- 2/13/2003, 5:37 pm
Re: Foam vs Schade Foot Rest
Shawn Baker -- 2/13/2003, 5:09 pm
Re: Foam vs Schade Foot Rest
grant -- 2/13/2003, 6:01 pm
Agreed
Brian Nystrom -- 2/13/2003, 2:39 pm
Re: Agreed
Roger Nuffer -- 2/13/2003, 8:22 pm
Re: Strip: Weight of footbraces & other parts
LeeG -- 2/12/2003, 2:57 pm
Re: Strip: Weight of footbraces & other parts
srchr/gerald -- 2/12/2003, 11:17 am
Re: Strip: Weight of footbraces & other parts
John Caldeira -- 2/12/2003, 1:40 pm
There you go...
srchr/gerald -- 2/12/2003, 5:41 pm
Re: There you go...
Mike and Rikki -- 2/12/2003, 10:43 pm