I have yakama foot braces in my canoe and it is most comfortable if I slide my toes under the braces (the top of my foot is flat on the bottom of the boat). Is there any problems with trimming 1/4-1/2 inch off the bottom of the foot brace so I can get more of my foot under the brace? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
foot brace question
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Re: foot brace question
do it! i've done that or run the track higher on every boat for about 15 years now.
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Re: foot brace question
I shaved off a good half inch of my brace so more of my foot could slide under it and it did wonders for my roll. I have been working on it for a while and it was never close to being reliable (sometimes I could not even roll once) and I just rolled 19 times in a row! (my last record was 4 
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Thanks again,
Dave
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Dave
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Re: foot brace question
Try sliding the braces all the way back & see if you can roll without them. You may be able to remove them & be fine. I used to have to have them very tight to roll. After paddling C-1 for a while I went back to OC & didn't use the braces at all.