: I dislike the Sea-lects in my 23" wide boat as they have very little grip.
: Our most used technique is the forward stroke. When I needed to
: push the boat forward, I found my foot slipping off to
: the center of the boat.

: Ah-ha! After posting about this previously, I had thought I was the
: only one to find the Sea Dogs angles to be bass-ackwards. Yes,
: they are angled so your foot may tend to slide off, toward the
: center. I find them uncomfortable. Keepers and Yakima have a
: better angle. I think Wilderness System / Harmony braces have
: the best angle, for the way feet tend to sit.

So? Did you look at the links I provided previously?

Your feet can't slip off, there's no where to slip off to. Put the panel right across the cockpit. As for adjustment, one camlock. A different paddler reaches in pulls up the strap, gets in pushing the foot rest forward, settles in, pulls the strap back hard and locks it. Meanwhile the other paddlers are fiddling around with their commercial things that are uncomfortable, expensive and plastic.

As for angle, you decide, you build what ever angle you want. Remember just replace the hinges with angle blocks and use only one pedal that goes right across the hull.

Alex