Well, I finally got around to making a set of drops from walnut. Installed them then put the boat to bed until next spring. I used the first set enough to decide I prefer the kneeling drops so a final finished set seemed in order. I have my templates and may make another set for my...
I've had my Northstar Phoenix about 3 weeks and after paddling it six times I decided to try kneeling. It currently has the sitting drops that are 4 1/2 inches, making it too tight to get my feet under while keeping my head over the water. Northstar has kneeling drops that are 2 inches in...
Your third photo is a huge help. I've never used footbraces and I'm preparing to install the carbon ones in my IPX Phoenix. I'm trying not to overthink it. Their instructions say to install the side pieces 6 inches below the gunwales but that looks high. Where did you install yours, and how...