: That helps. I did not realize that even if I supported my upper legs I would
: also need to support the above the knees too (was kind of thinking that
: the control would be with the upper legs, not the knees, hence I could let
: the knee caps go freely up towards the skin on the deck and thus have
: lower deck compared to if I had a brace on top of them).

Ideally I like the masik to be around mid thigh for qajaq control (I don't use a separate knee brace). However, if you make a cockpit that tight, entry and exit will generally be impossible unless your knees hyperextend to a large degree or you set the masik too high to be effective. Therefore, for most people who don't include a knee brace, the masik needs to be just a bit above the knees.

Ralph