Hello again, I just purchased a Mitchell Slasher Paddle it has a custom carbon fiber shaft and basswood/ash/f-glass blades. It has a lively feel and has a really pleasing flex in the shaft. I spend a lot of time in the off season in a university pool. I am wonsering if I should be concerned abut the effects of pool chemicals on this paddle. I have seen paint come off fiberglass paddles before and really want to keep this paddle looking good. Any advice? My only complaint is that this paddle makes my nearly-new River Passage look like a stiff turd. Thanks Phil thekayaker_at_yahoo.com huck_at_mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
huck wrote: > I spend a lot of time in the off season in a university pool. I am > wonsering if I should be concerned abut the effects of pool chemicals on this > paddle. > I have seen paint come off fiberglass paddles before and really want to keep > this paddle looking good. > Any advice? There are chemists on this group that can give you far better advice than I can, but my take is that chlorine is very corrossive to almost everything and I would give a good rinsing to all. I take a shower with all my paddling garments then rinse them off a second time at home. -- : : Gabriel L Romeu : http://studiofurniture.com furniture from the workshop : http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR life as a tourist, daily journal : http://users.aol.com/romeugp paintings, photographs, etchings, objects *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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