: George,

: I like a minicell pad instead of foot braces, but it only suits one
: paddler and I tend to have lots of people paddle my boats. It's
: much like how old WW kayaks were set up with a foam footrest.
: Done right it's quite comfy.

: I buy my minicell from CLC in small quantities, their prices seem
: better than everyone else and they ship right away. Sweet
: composites: http://www.sweetcomposites.com/Minicel.html , has
: the best prices I've seen for bulk orders someone here
: recommended them before.

: LOL, sure I'll send you my favorite paddle..... It looks much
: like every other greenland paddle except the blades are shaped
: somewhat like a conventional canoe paddle. I'll have to see if I
: can post a pix.

: Oh yeah backband: I use the off the shelf Snapdragon back band,
: it's fairly comfy and relatively cheap.

: Bill H.

Great! This is working out much better than I expected! You've got my address, right? :-)