RE: [Paddlewise] Carbon Paddles - yet another view

I guess that's even more indication that my 3 month old pristine condition
blades were defective, unless it was related to sun and heat.

cya

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
[mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net] On Behalf Of Lorraine&Dennis
		Sent:	Thursday, April 22, 1999 1:32 PM
		To:	Christine Wein; paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
		Subject:	Re: [Paddlewise] Carbon Paddles - yet
another view




		>I have had a Lendal crankshaft carbon shaft/carbon bladed
		>paddle for 3 years. I paddle in summer and in winter
		>(air temps as low as 20F, water temps as low as 32.5 F).
		>I have bashed it, unwittingly, quite hard on submerged
		>rocks and dropped it on the cement driveway a few times.
		>I have also used it to pry myself off rocks several
		>times too. It has a few dings on the blades but that
		>is all the damage that I have noticed.
		>
		>Guess I've been lucky?

		Chris
		I have the same question.  I have a carbon crank shaft/blade
paddle that
		looks like it has been used for primitive road building.  It
has been beat
		on and still seems to be fine.  It seems to be very durable.

		Dennis


	
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