I love kayaking from my F-24, but my one knee, injured badly in college, is getting worse. If it's choppy, I could use a little help. This was the original concept. An arm that would give me something to do "dips" with. I steer the kayak between the hulls from behind, close to the port ama, with the cockpit just behind the cross beam. I push down on the gunwales, just enough to scoot my butt up on the deck of the kayak, and then use the port ama and the assist arm to press up enough to get my feet fully under me. From there, if you have good balance, it is a simple matter to stand up and step up. It's a little more complicated in waves. The final version looks like this. It was welded from a salvaged IKEA bedframe, and padded with strips of exercise room foam tile glued on with Barge Cement (heavy duty contact cement foe shoe repair). It just hooks over the beam, slipping between the laces. Folds for storage, less than 1-pound. A morning welding project.
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