Jack wrote; >No, these were not supposed to be francophrocks. The paddle was made in ><British> Columbia! Gotta be anglophrocks! They rattle around in the paddle >shaft much more actively and predictably than those francophrocks. Spent a >good deal of time in 'Ull while visiting Ottawa regularly in a former life. >Would never want to pick up <anything> there, especially pebbles. Sounds like a warranty problem to me. This is one reason why I prefer dealing direct. Installation is so important and I have full confidence in out trained factory technicians. Nick wrote; >Speaking of service, how often should ballast rocks be brought in for >maintanence? I have noticed some rocks looking pretty beat-up after only a >century or two in the water. Can you suggest anything to reduce this >problem? I know an occasional roll will eliminate the moss, but this can be >hard to do with the rocks installed. Do you have any other suggestions? > We consider the rough finish one of character. Granted, some people prefer the smoother Gem Stone finish and we are considering adding it as an option. I think if people would give moss a chance they would come to like it and would quit capsizing to clean it off. many experienced paddlers consider the moss emergency rations which is consistent with the multi purpose nature of Genuine Canadian Ballast Rocks (TM). Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 13 1998 - 03:51:39 PDT
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