Has anyone actually used one of these? http://www.waterstick.com/paddleline.htm.htm The income tax refund came in. Spouse appropriated most for drapes and other nonsense, but I held out enough for a splurge. I'm thinking Karma-pro-bend one-piece with a 75 degree feather. I'm a sucker for this sort of thing. Bob *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
These look interesting. Look forward to your report when you have used one for a while. I hope they throw in a complimentary Batman outfit. A couple of thoughts; how do bent shaft paddles work in paddle float outrigger rescues? Any problem there getting the paddle to sit securely in the back deck bungies or straps? And, why is it that paddles come in a standard 29mm diameter shaft size? Paddlers have different hand sizes, why not a choice of paddle shaft diameters? Has anyone on the list customized their paddle shaft to provide a larger diameter, or custom oval or other shape at the place most gripped? Regards, PT *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>> Has anyone on the list customized their paddle shaft to provide a larger diameter, or custom oval or other shape at the place most gripped? Regards, PT >> Several years ago I semi-ovalized the shaft on my old Wind Swift by putting a couple layers of foam tape on either side where I normally gripped it, shaping the foam with an X-Acto knife, and then shrinking heat shrink tubing over it. It gave me a nice feel for the orientation of the blades at less weight than the Werner paddles of the day. I tried wrapping the shaft and foam with plastic electrician's tape before switching to the heat-shrink, but it eventually turned into a sticky mess. :-( These days I pretty much stick to Greenland paddles, though I have been thinking of cutting down that old Wind Swift and trying it again... Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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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