I want to make single blade paddle to use as a spare on my kayaks. I want it very light and strong (I paddled with a borrowed canoe paddle and (because it's not counterweighted like a two-blade?) it felt like it was lead-filled). Questions: 'Best' wood for good strength/weight ratio 'Best' finish ? Laminate it (fiberglass?) for strength? Length algorithm? Blade-end protection? Suggested shapes? Thanks y'all. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
> If you're serious about a usable spare, you want a two piece kayak paddle > on the deck where you can get at it when you need it. Do you want to have > to empty your boat out in mid ocean in heavy seas in order to get that > canoe paddle out when you need it desperately (right now!)? I wouldn't. > Hank Hays Thanks Hank. My rationale for a single blade is that I could get to it and use it faster than I could assemble a takedown model (which I currently use). I wouldn't stow it below deck. I could use it to roll, and perhaps the saved seconds would enable me to retrieve my Lightning paddle, which would be my first order of biz. It would also clutter the rear deck less than a two-piece to make clambering around back there less painful. This would be used for my short range paddling. For expeditions I'd still take the old Werner. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, E. Sullivan wrote: > My rationale for a single blade is that I could get to it and use it faster > than I could assemble a takedown model (which I currently use). I wouldn't stow > it below deck. I could use it to roll, and perhaps the saved seconds would > enable me to retrieve my Lightning paddle, which would be my first order of > biz. It would also clutter the rear deck less than a two-piece to make > clambering around back there less painful. You could keep a greenland style storm paddle on your front deck as a spare, if you want a decent shrunken down double blade. Or if you look in scrounge up a copy of David Zimmerly's book Qajaq there are several offset tables for traditional single blade paddles. I've used single bladed paddles a few times in my kayak. The last single bladed paddle that I used had a "willow leaf" blade and a shaft that was only about 2 feet long, the blade appeared to be longer than the paddle shaft. I found with a blade that long doing underwater recoveries felt a lot more natural than an above water recovery. kirk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I think if I ever have to paddle a double on a trip again, perish the thought, that I would want a canoe paddle for a spare and for the bow paddler to use when going into headwinds. My technique before was to break out the sou'wester Stroke, Duck, Splat, Stroke, Duck, Splat Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.com -----Original Message----- From: E. Sullivan <sullivaned_at_pop.mts.kpnw.org> To: Hank Hays <lhays_at_canby.com>; PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Date: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Single Blade Spare > If you're serious about a usable spare, you want a two piece kayak paddle > on the deck where you can get at it when you need it. Do you want to have > to empty your boat out in mid ocean in heavy seas in order to get that > canoe paddle out when you need it desperately (right now!)? I wouldn't. > Hank Hays Thanks Hank. My rationale for a single blade is that I could get to it and use it faster than I could assemble a takedown model (which I currently use). I wouldn't stow it below deck. I could use it to roll, and perhaps the saved seconds would enable me to retrieve my Lightning paddle, which would be my first order of biz. It would also clutter the rear deck less than a two-piece to make clambering around back there less painful. This would be used for my short range paddling. For expeditions I'd still take the old Werner. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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