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HOW THE CULEBRA GRANDE FOOT THWARTS WORK
This is a drawing of the standard Culebra Grande for 2007. It has foot thwarts that are situated for 3 paddlers, two in front and one in the back. There is a profile drawing with the orientation of the foot thwarts and the floor. In that profile drawing is a detail drawing that is expanded so one can see the detail.
The Culebra Grande is not a new boat. We have been working on this design for a number of years. Until we tried out the new foot thwart concept, it was hard to understand why the standard Culebra was so much easier to stay in. Then when we used the foot thwarts it became apparent. Because the floor is so long and flexible, foot cups just have too far to travel before they actually stop the paddler from going out. Therefore they are not as stable as the foot thwarts. The reason why they are so stable is because they are tied to the main grommet strip that attaches the floor on the ends of the thwart, and they are attached to the floor in two places. This gives a paddler lots of adjustment for a comfortable and secure ride.
The Standard Culebra Grande has 2 chambers per main tube, 2 cross thwarts, and 2 foot thwarts for a total of 8 chambers
Have a look at the Standard Culebra Grande set up for 4 people. The back tube is to brace off of, and the front paddlers brace off of the back tube while the rear paddlers put their feet under the middle tube.
Have a look at the Outfitter Culebra Grande set up for 6 people.
We have added one more floor tube, and made the back end of the main tubes blunt. In that way we have increased capacity without increasing length. Seven people would be possible if the guide in the middle back used a foot cup on the floor.
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