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Re: Seeking: Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/13/2008, 1:34 am
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits (Kyle H.)

: Following this thread with interest since I am curious about ocean vs.
: keyhole cockpits, too...
: I've paddled kayaks with the keyhole, the QCC 600 being the most comfortable
: and the Eddyline Merlin LT being the least, but only one ocean style, an
: Action Fish Element design.
: I did not catch a comment on paddling with the "knees up" style
: that I use in my surfski. I found this impossible in the Action Fish
: kayak, but perhaps that boat was stock and not fit to me.
: Is it possible to paddle "knees up" with an ocean style cockpit?
: Does this have more to do with the deck height?
: Thanks for the assistance.
: Kyle

Well you really can't paddle with an ocean cockpit like you'd paddle a ski, you can though approximate the stroke with splayed knees, it won't have the ulitmate efficiency like you'd have on your boat. Look at the racing kayaks, they have huge cockpits for that reason and use nylon skirts, if they wear them, so to not limit the leg's motion as well as the exagerated rotation.

I do though paddle greenland boats with ocean cockpits, including one with a round cockpit with the wing, just the leg motion is different. It does take some getting used to.

Bill H.

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Seeking: Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits
Kudzu -- 3/17/2008, 12:28 pm
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Kudzu -- 4/15/2008, 10:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2008, 1:40 pm
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Andy Waddington -- 3/19/2008, 5:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2008, 4:26 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/20/2008, 12:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/20/2008, 2:54 pm
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Kudzu -- 3/20/2008, 5:08 pm
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Glen Smith -- 3/20/2008, 5:19 pm
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Kudzu -- 3/20/2008, 5:48 pm
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Glen Smith -- 3/20/2008, 5:50 pm
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Kyle H. -- 4/10/2008, 6:03 pm
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Bj�rn Thomasson -- 4/13/2008, 12:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/13/2008, 1:34 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 4/11/2008, 7:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/18/2008, 1:26 am
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AaronH -- 3/17/2008, 11:01 pm
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Kudzu -- 3/17/2008, 11:33 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/18/2008, 2:50 pm
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Don Goss -- 3/18/2008, 8:23 am
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HenkA -- 3/17/2008, 10:58 pm
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Kudzu -- 3/17/2008, 11:28 pm
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Björn Thomasson -- 3/17/2008, 6:32 pm
Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits
Jay Babina -- 3/18/2008, 8:45 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/17/2008, 5:18 pm
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Kudzu -- 3/17/2008, 5:50 pm
Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits
Jay Babina -- 3/17/2008, 4:05 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 3/17/2008, 2:29 pm
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Greg Clopton -- 3/17/2008, 7:28 pm
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Mike Savage -- 3/17/2008, 8:04 pm
Re: Seeking: Ocean vs Keyhole cockpits *Pic*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 3/17/2008, 2:24 pm
Fixed link to image *Pic*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 3/17/2008, 3:03 pm
Re: Fixed link to image
Kudzu -- 3/17/2008, 5:54 pm
Qaanaaq style cockpit
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 3/18/2008, 7:55 am
Thanks! Very interesting. *NM*
Kudzu -- 3/18/2008, 9:59 am