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Sierra1 Lucky Member Offline Posts: 14 Location: St. Paul, MN Joined: Apr 30^th, 2010	Knees resting on the gunwales - OUCH! Jun 1^st, 2010 at 1:58am	Quote Print Post
	Being 6' 3" is causing me a problem when paddling. My knees end up resting against the sharp inner edge of the gunwale. This is no good. I end up with sore knees. Is there anything anyone could recommend to place on the edges to reduce the discomfort? Thanks in advance for your help.....


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Snow_Dog Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1858 Location: Twin Cities Joined: Jul 11^th, 2003	Re: Knees resting on the gunwales - OUCH! Reply #1 - Jun 1^st, 2010 at 2:26am	Quote Print Post
	How 'bout some pipe insulation?


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Old Salt Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4871 Location: Crossville, TN Joined: Jun 17^th, 2004	Re: Knees resting on the gunwales - OUCH! Reply #2 - Jun 1^st, 2010 at 6:40pm	Quote Print Post
	Or, if you want something more colorful, try kid's noodles... They even come in pink to match Jimbo's favorite northwoods bird.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8126 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Knees resting on the gunwales - OUCH! Reply #3 - Jun 1^st, 2010 at 10:45pm	Quote Print Post
	I use the pipe insulation with a bit of duct tape to secure in place. You can use the insulation as a lure hanger if your prone to changing lures back and forth depending on depth etc. The noodles are an idea that I'll try next time, they look a little more durable. The local dollar store has them in all colors, for you guessed it-$1


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Preacher Contributer Subscriber Offline Posts: 1327 Location: COTU Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: Knees resting on the gunwales - OUCH! Reply #4 - Jun 2^nd, 2010 at 5:03pm	Quote Print Post
	Check this out, maybe it helps? (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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