: hello again Bill and Wes,

: Wes You have the same boat although yours is a strip top (very
: pretty ) anyway the cockpit front is pretty narrow (s&G
: version) Ill sit in boat and measure some points of contact. I
: may have enough contact with out the tabs as the front of the
: coaming is a tad narrow on the S&G version.

: as I mentioned above I can't lift My knee up as there is not enough
: room , perhaps I can remove a small amount at a time untill it
: makes sence.

: Hinged or removable braces?? (this one crossed my mind as well) get
: in boat and lock them in place swing them out if you want leg
: room or want to get out of boat. I wet exit just fine with the
: braces its getting in/out of boat that they impair the motion
: esp out.

: "John"

You need to learn to get in and out the same way you'd do with an ocean cockpit, sitting on the back deck with your legs in the cockpit, then keeping your legs straight and lifting yourself slightly holding on the cockpit sides just slide forward and down into the seat. After awile this becomes very natural and you can then easily enter or leave most any cockpit. I had no choice but to learn it after I bought my NDK Greenlander with it's 19" round cockpit. Btw, after using this boat and my Disko Bay also with an ocean cockpit, keyhole cockpits just seem wrong ;)

Bill H.

Bill H.

Bill H.